# Accident 19901129054709A: Piper STCPA31, Enumclaw, WA, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 11:10 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0996° N, 121.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0996&lon=-121.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13UW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13UW-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 559 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129054709A

## Narrative

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

HEADWINDS TURBULENCE AND ICING CAUSED PREMATURE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 SEA91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA025), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA31 (N13UW), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATIONS, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND DID NOT CALCULATE…

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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