# Accident 19900527017389A: Piper PA46310P, Springfield, MO, May 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1990
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.5694° N, 90.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5694&lon=-90.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22EK-1991-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90MA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90MA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527017389A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC90MA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90MA115), May 27, 1990: Piper PA-46-310P (N22EK), Naylor, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL, FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED…

## Other reports on N22EK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850411017799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850411017799I), Apr 11, 1985: Piper PA46310P (N22EK), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing due to overload on nose gear actuator.

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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