# Accident 19900626022209A: Piper PA31325, Panama City, FL, June 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1990, 05:15 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PNAA
- Location: 30.2002° N, 85.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2002&lon=-85.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18PA-1991-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,524 total, 600 in this make and model, 346 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626022209A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON SLOW CLIMB WITH ENGINE TRAILING SMOKE. CRASHED INTO TREES. POSSIBLE RICH MIXTURE REDUCE POWER OUTPUT.

## 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 MIA90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA145), Jun 26, 1990: Piper PA-31 (N18PA), Panama City, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER ON BOTH ENGINES DURING TAKEOFF AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

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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