# Accident 19900206001709A: Piper PA46350P, Bakersfield, CA, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 15:48 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5407° N, 118.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5407&lon=-118.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888M-1990-12-04) (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 TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,155 total, 51 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AREA ICING AND TURBULENCE. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE & AIRFRAME FAILURE.PRIOR PITCH TRIM PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX90FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA084), Feb 6, 1990: Piper PA-46-350P (N8888M), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING AT AND ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED…

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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