# Accident 19910317009269A: Piper PA30, Thief River Fal, MN, March 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1991, 19:49 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1096° N, 96.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1096&lon=-96.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8290Y-1994-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317009269A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH ON SECOND ILS APPROACH AFTER MISSED APPROACH. IMPACT IN OPEN FIELD,REBOUNDED OVER A RAILROAD.

## 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 CHI91FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA108), Mar 18, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N8290Y), Thief River Fls, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE OF THE PILOT, WHILE INTERCEPTING THE ILS LOCALIZER, BY NOT MAINTIANING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE 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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