# Accident 19900515015799A: Piper PA31350, Dubuque, IA, May 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1990, 22:50 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5004° N, 90.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5004&lon=-90.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111AY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111AY-1990-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 1,583 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515015799A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN,TURBULENCE, AND WINDSHEAR ON ILS APPROACH. TRIED GO AROUND. CONTINUED DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT.

## 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 MKC90LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA108), May 16, 1990: Piper PA-31-350 (N111AY), Dubuque, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WEATHER EVALUATION MISJUDGED RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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