# Accident 19900316004559A: Piper PA32301, Bethel, AK, March 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 60.8094° N, 161.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8094&lon=-161.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8290T-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,802 total, 1,014 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316004559A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER AFTER CLEARANCE FOR ILS APPROACH. GYRO HORIZON NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AUTO PILOT.

## 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 ANC90FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA039), Mar 16, 1990: Piper PA-32-301 (N8290T), Almautlak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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