# Accident 19910317005549A: Piper PA46310P, Bronson, FL, March 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1991, 10:36 local time
- Place: Bronson, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4397° N, 82.6310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4397&lon=-82.6310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9112K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9112K-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,252 total, 268 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91MA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91MA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317005549A

## Narrative

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

IFR CALLED CENTER SAID HAVING PROBLEM,CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER. EVIDENCE INFLIGHT BREAKUP,OVER GROSS REAR CG EXCEED.

## 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 MIA91MA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91MA100), Mar 17, 1991: Piper PA-46-310P (N9112K), Bronson, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE ASCENDING ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED…

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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