# Accident 19900225002849A: Piper STCPA12, Milliken, CO, February 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Milliken, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3094° N, 104.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3094&lon=-104.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4053H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053H-1992-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total, 481 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900225002849A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED LOW OVER RIVER,BEGAN PULL-UP AND STRUCK POWERLINES, THEN A TREE.

## 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 DEN90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA063), Feb 25, 1990: Piper PA-12-150 (N4053H), Milliken, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE POWER LINE AND THE ABSENCE OF…

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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