# Accident 19900703023299A: Piper PA32R300, Lake/Island Par, ID, July 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lake/Island Par, ID
- Airport: Henry'S Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5095° N, 111.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5095&lon=-111.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38575, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38575) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 48 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703023299A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED DOWNWIND SIDE OF RUNWAY TRYING SOFT FIELD CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. RAN THROUGH A FENCE. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA120), Jul 3, 1990: Piper PA-32R (N38575), Island Park, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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