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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Des Moines, IA · November 29, 1990

Date
November 29, 1990 · 10:16 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1879W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91FA035
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,754 total4,093 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost left engine on final, made steep left turn, rolled prior impact. Gear up and slow on final.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON FINAL, MADE STEEP LEFT TURN, ROLLED PRIOR IMPACT. GEAR UP AND SLOW ON FINAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.