# Accident 19901129052179A: Piper PA31T2, Des Moines, IA, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 10:16 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5308° N, 93.6596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5308&lon=-93.6596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1879W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879W-1991-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,754 total, 4,093 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA035), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA-31T2 (N1879W), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY NOT FEATHERING THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER IT LOST POWER AND/OR WAS SHUT DOWN, AND HIS FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT OR ABOVE THE MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED…

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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