# Accident 19910413010289A: Piper PA30, Altoona, PA, April 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4290° N, 78.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4290&lon=-78.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8073Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8073Y-1993-05-06) (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 IO320C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413010289A

## Narrative

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

RADAR DEPICTION INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL ON IFR CLIMB TO CRUISE. THUNDERSTORMS AND ICING IN AREA. LOW IFR TIME.

## 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 NYC91FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA112), Apr 13, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N8073Y), Hollidaysburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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