# Accident 19900609021629A: Piper PA28140, Circle Hot Spri, AK, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 00:30 local time
- Place: Circle Hot Spri, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8898° N, 157.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8898&lon=-157.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628FL-1991-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 57 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609021629A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A CANYON WHEN WEATHER CLOSED IN BUT UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT BURNED ON 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 ANC90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA085), Jun 9, 1990: Piper PA-28 (N628FL), Circle Hot Spgs, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER, AND SURROUNDING TERRAIN, WERE FACTORS.

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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