# Accident 19910106000279A: Piper PA34200T, Red Bluff, CA, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 18:35 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Red Bluff Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1307° N, 122.4301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1307&lon=-122.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66SL-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total, 446 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106000279A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY ON VOR APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 LAX91LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA067), Jan 7, 1991: Piper PA 34-200T (N66SL), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO DETECT A DESCENT BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH IN USE.

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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