# Accident 19900423011679A: Piper PA22160, Scranton, ND, April 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1990, 19:55 local time
- Place: Scranton, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1406° N, 103.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1406&lon=-103.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2911Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423011679A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING A QUARTER MILE FROM PILOTS FARM AIRSTRIP. NO WITNESSES NO MEDICAL. NO AUTO GAS STC.

## 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 DEN90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA099), Apr 24, 1990: Piper PA-22-160 (N2911Z), Scranton, ND, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING AN INFLIGHT MANEUVER.

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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