# Accident 19900512015619A: Piper PA15, Wenatchee, WA, May 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1990, 17:17 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4895° N, 120.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4895&lon=-120.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4527H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4527H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512015619A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. BLAMED A WIND GUST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 SEA90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA077), May 13, 1990: Piper PA-15 (N4527H), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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