# Accident 19900227002939A: Piper PA28201T, Napa, CA, February 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1990, 11:55 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4107° N, 122.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-122.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8359H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359H-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 140 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900227002939A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED LOW CLOUD DECK. STRUCK HILLSIDE. AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED AND BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 LAX90FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA106), Feb 27, 1990: Piper PA28-201T (N8359H), Yountville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT BY ATTEMPTING A V.F.R. FLIGHT TO AN AREA WITH FORECASTED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CONTINUING THE FLIGHT WHEN I.F.R. CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED.

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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