# Accident 19900427012109A: Piper PA32300, Leadville, CO, April 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2395° N, 106.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2395&lon=-106.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8912N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8912N-1992-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427012109A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT 12 THOUSAND FEET. PLANNED VFR AT 10 THOUSAND. MOCA WAS 15 THOUSAND.

## 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 DEN90FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA103), Apr 27, 1990: Piper PA-32C-300 (N8912N), Leadville, CO, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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