# Accident 19901126051989A: Piper PA28R201, Show Low, AZ, November 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1990, 13:38 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2294° N, 110.0707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2294&lon=-110.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31638-1991-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,003 total, 400 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126051989A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING CAUSED POWER LOSS. DESCENDED INTO TREES. WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE.

## 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 LAX91FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA045), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA-28R-201 (N31638), Show Low, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION AND LACK…

## Other reports on N31638 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831211071969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211071969I), Dec 11, 1983: Piper PA28R201 (N31638), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Went around after landing on a taxiway began to land gear up. Warned off the second time but prop tips hit runway.

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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