# Accident 19900521016859A: Piper PA32R300, Frankfort, KY, May 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1990, 10:09 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1899° N, 84.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1899&lon=-84.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5661F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5661F-1996-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 10,660 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521016859A

## Narrative

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

LOADED NEAR GROSS AND BEHIND CG LIFTED OFF NOSE HIGH BEGAN LEFT TURN ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. TRIM AT FULL NOSEDOWN

## 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 ATL90FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA115), May 21, 1990: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5661F), Frankfort, KY, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITATIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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