# Accident 19900220002479A: Piper PA34200T, Pueblo, CO, February 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1990, 19:49 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUEBLO MEML (PUB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1666H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1666H-2014-09-10) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,358 total, 85 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220002479A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FUEL PROBLEMS. STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH. LOW CLOUDS IN AREA.

## 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 DEN90FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA058), Feb 21, 1990: Piper PA-34-200T (N1666H), Pueblo, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH AND SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR OBSTACLES.

## Other reports on N1666H (2)

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

- [Incident 19890729041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729041379I), Jul 29, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N1666H), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. 14 Year old boy stole aircraft. Started left engine. Aircraft moved. Went through a fence and hit some trees.
- [Incident 19820729045649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729045649I), Jul 29, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N1666H), Rawlins, WY. En route #1 engine ran rough, backfired, was secured. Crankshaft broken in two places.

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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