# Accident 19900417010009A: Piper PA32RT300, Mansfield, AR, April 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1990, 09:09 local time
- Place: Mansfield, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0507° N, 94.2395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0507&lon=-94.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2208N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2208N-1990-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900417010009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC90FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA091), Apr 17, 1990: Piper PA32RT-300 (N2208N), Mansfield, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILINGS, RAIN, AND TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED AT LOW ALTITUDE, AND THE PILOT'S LACK…

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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