# Accident 19910113000399A: Piper PA32260, Marshall, IL, January 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Marshall, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3909° N, 87.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3909&lon=-87.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3212W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212W-1997-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 18 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113000399A

## Narrative

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

MADE LETDOWN THROUGH CLOUD DECK VFR.NARROWLY MISSED RADIO TOWER BELOW CLOUDS.ENGINE,SURGED HIT TREES.ICING .

## 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 CHI91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA070), Jan 13, 1991: Piper PA-32-260 (N3212W), Marshall, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT(S) AND SUBSEQUENT ICING OF THE PIPER PA-32'S AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A PERCEIVED…

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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