# Accident 19900909038559A: Piper PA32RT300T, Dallas, TX, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 21:11 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9602° N, 96.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9602&lon=-96.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36720, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36720-1991-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,566 total, 18 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038559A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE DISCONNECTED ON LANDING. WENT FULL POWER. UNABLE LAND DUE POWER FLUCTUATION. CRASH LANDED ON FREEWAY.

## 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 FTW90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA177), Sep 10, 1990: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N36720), Addison, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND OBJECTS (FENCE AND UTILITY POLES) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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