# Accident 19910206001679A: Piper PA28R200, Cape Girardeau, MO, February 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2409° N, 89.6900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2409&lon=-89.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3966X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966X-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 83 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910206001679A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHILE EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH. AIRFRAME FAILURE FROM OVERSTRESS. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI91FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA091), Feb 6, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3966X), Dutchtown, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LOSS OF CONTROL.…

## Other reports on N3966X (2)

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

- [Incident 19890703036399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703036399I), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), Fort Leavenwort, KS. Pilot landed on a closed runway that was marked and notamed as closed.
- [Incident 19860328018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328018419I), Mar 28, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N3966X), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Landed gear up while making a power off practice landing.

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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