# Accident 19900826036279A: Piper PA24250, Salem, OR, August 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8408° N, 123.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8408&lon=-123.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8103P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103P-1991-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,072 total, 62 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036279A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES WINGS AND TAIL SEPARATED IN FLIGHT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE.RAIN SHOWER THUNDERSTORM AREA.WEATHER SIGMET ISSU

## 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 SEA90FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA166), Aug 27, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N8103P), Salem, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT CONCERNED INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N8103P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820707026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026099A), Jul 7, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N8103P), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Gear would not extend for landing. Gear up landing was made when pilot did not follow proper emergency procedure.

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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