# Accident 19900201001509A: Piper PA28180, Castle Rock, WA, February 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1990, 18:45 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2904° N, 122.9502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2904&lon=-122.9502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859J-1990-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,191 total, 1,815 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900201001509A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED DURING ADVERSE WEATHER.

## 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 SEA90FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA039), Feb 2, 1990: Piper PA28-180 (N8859J), Castle Rock, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH ENTERED A STALL/SPIN THAT THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM.

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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