# Accident 19891229054299A: Piper STCPA34, Jenison, MI, December 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jenison, MI
- Airport: Riverview Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8994° N, 85.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8994&lon=-85.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1294T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1294T-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA34
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229054299A

## Narrative

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

BUFFETTING AND OSCILLATIONS ON SHORT FINAL. LOST CONTROL NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON IMPACT INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA053), Dec 29, 1989: Piper PA-34-200 (N1294T), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ICING CONDITION THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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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