# Accident 19901121051099A: Piper PA32RT300, Gaylord, MI, November 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1990, 19:50 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0201° N, 84.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0201&lon=-84.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9800K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9800K-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 145 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121051099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES CIRCLING TO LAND AT NIGHT IN RAIN AND FOG. REPORTED UNABLE LAND DUE SEVERE CROSSWIND. WAS OVER GROSS.

## 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 CHI91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA031), Nov 22, 1990: Piper PA-32-RT300 (N9800K), Gaylord, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN CONTINUING…

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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