# Accident 19901108049319A: Piper PA60601P, Nacogdoches, TX, November 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1990, 18:05 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6090° N, 94.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6090&lon=-94.6507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23NS-1991-03-25) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049319A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON ADE APPROACH WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 FTW91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA012), Nov 9, 1990: Piper 601P (N23NS), Nacogdoches, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, LOW FUEL STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT, 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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