# Accident 19910215002629A: Piper PA32300, Falfurrias, TX, February 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1991, 16:46 local time
- Place: Falfurrias, TX
- Airport: Brooks County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2193° N, 98.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2193&lon=-98.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6961C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961C-1991-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 34 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910215002629A

## Narrative

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

TOO MUCH CROSSWIND FOR LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND,BANKED TOO STEEP, STALLED, CRASHED,AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW91FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA038), Feb 15, 1991: Piper PA-32-300 (N6961C), Falfurrias, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING AIRSPEED ABOVE VS DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT AND THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO DRUGS. FACTORS WERE THE GUSTING…

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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