# Accident 19910318005709A: Piper PA28201T, Hamilton, NC, March 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1991, 09:10 local time
- Place: Hamilton, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9390° N, 77.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9390&lon=-77.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2871H-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318005709A

## Narrative

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

VACUUM PUMP SHAFT SHEARED,UNABLE CONTROL. REPORTED DIVE,LOST EMPANNAGE.VACUUM FOULED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## 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 ATL91FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA067), Mar 18, 1991: Piper PA-28-201T (N2871H), Hamilton, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT WHICH AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE STANDBY VACUUM PUMP, THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER EXPERIENCING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE…

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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