# Accident 19910202001529A: Piper PA23250, Lumberton, NC, February 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1991, 22:08 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NC
- Airport: Lumberton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6098° N, 79.0595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUMBERTON RGNL (LBT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6098&lon=-79.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4749P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749P-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED A STROKE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. STRUCK A CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING ON GROUND IMPACT. DIED 4 DAYS LATER.

## 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 ATL91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA048), Feb 3, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N4749P), Lumberton, NC, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT SUFFERED A STROKE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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