# Accident 19900220002499A: Piper STCPA22, Ely, MN, February 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Airport: Ely Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9000° N, 91.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9000&lon=-91.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4859A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220002499A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF IN EXCESSIVE GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA056), Feb 20, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N4859A), Ely, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE STRONG/GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N4859A (2)

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

- [Accident 19810122003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122003349A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA22150 (N4859A), Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff and ran into snowbank.
- [Accident 19781002035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002035339A), Oct 2, 1978: Piper PA22 (N4859A), Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage

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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