# Accident 19910506014349A: Piper PA34200T, Ravensdale, WA, May 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1991, 22:25 local time
- Place: Ravensdale, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 47.3392° N, 121.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3392&lon=-121.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2859M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2859M-1992-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,908 total, 63 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506014349A

## Narrative

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

STUDY INDICATES IN FLIGHT BREAKUP OF AIRCRAFT AT 5100 FT ON DESCENT AT 205 KNOTS. HANDBOOK STATES VNE AS 195 KNOTS

## 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 SEA91FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA099), May 7, 1991: Piper PA-34-200T (N2859M), Ravensdale, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE SPEED AND STRESS LIMITS FOR THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LOADING THAT…

## Other reports on N2859M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830205056769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830205056769A), Feb 5, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N2859M), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Taxiing aircraft collided with parked aircraft during taxi for takeoff. Condensation on windshield cut visibility.

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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