# Accident 19900626022609A: Piper PA46310P, Lakeville, MI, June 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1990, 16:16 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5791° N, 82.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5791&lon=-82.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315RC-1990-09-05) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 197 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90MA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90MA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626022609A

## Narrative

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

RADAR SHOWS MAX SLOW CLIMB RAPID DESCENT AND AIRFRAME BREAKUP THOUSANDS OF FEET LOWER. OBSERVED FLAT INVERTED SPIN.

## 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 CHI90MA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90MA162), Jun 26, 1990: Piper PA-46-310P (N315RC), Lakeville, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE AIRPLANE'S ICE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN A PERFORMANCE LOSS DUE TO INDUCTION ICING, PROPELLER ICING, OR BOTH, WHILE FLYING IN CONVECTIVE INSTRUMENT…

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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