# Accident 19910302003839A: Piper PA28R200, Monterey Park, CA, March 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1991, 18:55 local time
- Place: Monterey Park, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0506° N, 118.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0506&lon=-118.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290T-1991-06-17) (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: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302003839A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM AIRPORT,FLEW OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA,DID LOOP AND 3 STEEP TURNS. CRASHED INTO HOUSES.

## 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 LAX91FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA116), Mar 3, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5290T), Monterey Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SUICIDE.

## Other reports on N5290T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760118000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760118000959A), Jan 18, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N5290T), Brule, NE, Substantial damage. Drained 6 gal gas fm r tank abt 4 gal fm l tank. Drg eng ck found air mixed with fuel.

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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