# Accident 19900203001591A: Piper PA28161, Sebastian, FL, February 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1990, 10:47 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7797° N, 80.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7797&lon=-80.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FT-1994-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 49 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203001591A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK FROM REAR BY N9486L THAT OVERTURNED FINAL. WAS TURNING BACK DID NOT SEE N473FT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9486L, Gulstm AA1A: [Accident 19900203001592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203001592A)

## 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 MIA90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA067), Feb 3, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N473FT), Sebastian, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AA-1A PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PIPER PA-28 WHICH HAD ENTERED TRAFFIC FIRST. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PA-28 PILOT TO SEE THE AMERICAN AA-1A, WHEN THE AA-1A…

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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