# Accident 19900919041199A: Piper PA60601P, Cumberland, MD, September 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1990, 16:55 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Cumberland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6202° N, 78.7590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6202&lon=-78.7590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8249J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8249J-1991-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900919041199A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT OVER AIRPORT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. MADE STEEP TURN TO KEEP AIRPORT INSIGHT AND FLEW INTO GROUND.

## 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 BFO90FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA076), Sep 19, 1990: Piper PA-601P (N8249J), Wiley Ford, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY NOT MAINTAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS IN FOG.

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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