# Accident 19900111000979A: Piper PA34200T, Massena, NY, January 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1990, 12:20 local time
- Place: Massena, NY
- Airport: Massena International-Richards Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9193° N, 74.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9193&lon=-74.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1506X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1506X-1993-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,014 total, 50 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111000979A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRIC POWER LOSS. AIRSPEED LOSS, POSSIBLE ICING. DIVERTED. BOTH ENGINES QUIT. HIT POLE.

## 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 NYC90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA049), Jan 11, 1990: Piper PA-34-200T (N1506X), Messena, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE STRIKING A LIGHT POLE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A ROAD, DUE TO A DOUBLE POWER LOSS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOTS UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE…

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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