# Accident 19901108049329A: Piper PA32260, Latham, KS, November 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1990, 06:20 local time
- Place: Latham, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5291° N, 96.6406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5291&lon=-96.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5536J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5536J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,146 total, 174 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049329A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE DESCENDING UNDER LOW CEILING TO MAINTAIN GROUND CONTACT. LANDED MINUS LEFT GEAR IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI91LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA025), Nov 8, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N5536J), Latham, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE.

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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