# Accident 19900723028142A: Piper PA28140, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N55354, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55354-1992-07-23) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 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/19900723028142A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE WAS OVERTAKEN AND HIT BY N8060J CRUISING LEVEL. IMPACT SEVERED WING AND TAIL. BOTH CRASHED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8060J, Piper PA60600: [Accident 19900723028141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028141A)

## 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-28 (N55354), 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.

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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