# Accident 19900302016989A: Piper PA28R200, Prairie City, OR, March 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1990, 04:40 local time
- Place: Prairie City, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7007° N, 118.7908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7007&lon=-118.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2947R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947R-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900302016989A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND MOUNTANIOUS TERRAIN. MISSING THREE MONTHS. FORCAST MOUNTAINS OBSCURED.

## 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 SEA90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA074), Mar 2, 1990: Piper PA28R-200 (N2947R), Prairie City, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNCONTROLLED SPIRALLING DESCENT THAT THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM. THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION AND THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION ARE A FACTOR.

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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