# Accident 19891228053699A: Piper PA32260, Clinton, OK, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, OK
- Airport: Clinton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4994° N, 98.9706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4994&lon=-98.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3809W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3809W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 149 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228053699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA048), Dec 28, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N3809W), Clinton, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOTS FAILURE TO CORRECTLY MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMPACT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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