# Accident 19900823036379A: Piper PA24260, Destin, FL, August 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1990, 16:35 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4002° N, 86.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4002&lon=-86.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8756P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8756P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 75 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823036379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND THAT EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 MIA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA172), Aug 23, 1990: Piper PA24-260 (N8756P), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO OBTAIN ACCURATE WIND INFORMATION RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE BEING BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING WHEN A GUST WHICH EXCEEDED THE CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS…

## Other reports on N8756P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730512011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512011319A), May 12, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N8756P), Othello, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd about 50 ft short of gravel road. Nose gr hit ditch.

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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