# Accident 19900723028141A: Piper PA60600, Detroit, MI, July 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1990, 09:34 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ECBA
- Location: 42.3295° N, 83.4796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3295&lon=-83.4796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8060J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060J-1992-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028141A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LEVEL OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N55354 CLIMBING NEAR SAME DIRECTION.CUT OFF TAIL AND WING PA28. BOTH CRASHED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N55354, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19900723028142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028142A)

## 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 CHI90FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA190), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA-60-600 (N8060J), Plymouth, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE PA-60. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT NEITHER OF THE FLIGHT CREWS HAD OBATAINED ATC/RADAR ASSISTANCE.

## Other reports on N8060J (2)

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

- [Incident 19890303002969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303002969I), Mar 3, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N8060J), Gaylord, MI, Minor damage. Tried to takeoff on unplowed runway snow drifts slowed progress, aborted. Nose wheel dug in veered into a snowbank.
- [Accident 19841226070499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226070499A), Dec 26, 1984: Piper PA60600 (N8060J), Kalamazoo, MI, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed after hard landing and sliding sideways on runway. Ice patches on runway.

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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