# Accident 19910127001119A: Piper PA30, Morrilton, AR, January 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1991, 01:30 local time
- Place: Morrilton, AR
- Airport: Petit Jean Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1494° N, 92.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1494&lon=-92.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291R-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,461 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127001119A

## Narrative

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

LOST REFERENCE ON NIGHT TAKEOFF WITH NO GROUND LIGHTS AND PANEL NOT LIT. CRASHED INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA033), Jan 27, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N291R), Oppella, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE FOLLOWING LOSS OF HIS VISUAL REFERENCES AND ALLOWING HIMSELF TO BECOME DIVERTED DURING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE INTERRUPTED…

## Other reports on N291R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790802017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802017419A), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA30 (N291R), Keo, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on short, wet, sod strip and could not stop aircraft before reaching end of strip.

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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