19900417010009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Mansfield, AR · April 17, 1990

Date
April 17, 1990 · 09:09 local
Place
Mansfield, AR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2208N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90FA091
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into trees after letdown from on top. Weather survey showed overcast heavy rain and turbulence in area.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES AFTER LETDOWN FROM ON TOP. WEATHER SURVEY SHOWED OVERCAST HEAVY RAIN AND TURBULENCE IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.