# Accident 19900222003459A: Piper PA32RT300, Lostant, IL, February 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1990, 19:06 local time
- Place: Lostant, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1394° N, 89.0591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1394&lon=-89.0591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3063B-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 128 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900222003459A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATED. LOST CONTROL, IMPACTED AND DISINTERGRATED IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI90FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA087), Feb 23, 1990: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N3063B), Lostant, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND STRUCTURAL (WING) ICING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE…

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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