# Accident 19901114050299A: Piper PA23250, Lindstrom, MN, November 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lindstrom, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ARRA
- Location: 45.3796° N, 92.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3796&lon=-92.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653AA-1991-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 137 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901114050299A

## Narrative

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

IN SLOW FLIGHT PRACTICE LEFT ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD,GEAR DOWN.

## 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 CHI91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA027), Nov 14, 1990: Piper PA-23-250 (N653AA), Lindstrom, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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