# Accident 19900108000309A: Piper PA46350P, Van Nuys, CA, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 11:14 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9150X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9150X-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 169 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108000309A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ON APPROACH DUE TO TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. STALLED ON SHORT FINAL DROPPING TO RUNWAY. IMPACT DAMAGED WINGS.

## 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 LAX90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA067), Jan 8, 1990: Piper PA-46 (N9150X), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING FINAL APPROACH WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND COLLIDE WITH THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9150X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980907022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907022669A), Sep 7, 1998: Piper PA46350P (N9150X), Centerville, NY, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Cft crashed under unknown circumstances, all 5 POB suffered fatal inj. (-23) on 9/7/98, Piper malibu, N9150X, departed mht bound for griffin, IN. The acft had…
- [Incident 19931208051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208051599I), Dec 8, 1993: Piper PA46310P (N9150X), Springdale, AR. Lost of manifold pressure. Smoke in cockpit. Diverted to Springdale. Landed safely. Turobcharger system failure.

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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