# Accident 19901106049089A: Piper PA24250, Rock Hill, SC, November 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1990, 11:08 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9703° N, 81.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9703&lon=-81.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7840P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7840P-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901106049089A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED OVER RUNWAY GEAR UP,HIGH SPEED UNTIL PROP STRIKE. PULLED UP,STALLED INTO TREES. CAUSE ACTIONS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL91FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA015), Nov 6, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N7840P), Rock Hill, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE RUNWAY DURING A LOW PASS AND ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY; HE THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER A PULL-UP AND…

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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