# Accident 19900310003609A: Piper PA60601P, Peoria, IL, March 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1990, 12:28 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6298° N, 89.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6298&lon=-89.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410HC-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,312 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310003609A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A THUNDERSTORM. LOST PORTION OF WING FROM OVERLOAD AND SPUN IN. SIGMETS EN ROUTE OF THUNDERSTORMS IGNORED

## 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 CHI90FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA096), Mar 10, 1990: Piper PA-60-601P (N410HC), Bartonville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN STRESS LIMITS AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER AND 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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