# Accident 19910809033249A: Piper PA28RT201T, Midland, TX, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 13:33 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0494° N, 102.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0494&lon=-102.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8144J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8144J-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033249A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND AFTER OVERFLYING DESTINATION. VOICE TAPE ANALYSIS INDICATES MAJOR MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT.

## 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 FTW91FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA144), Aug 9, 1991: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8144J), Midland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DUE TO HIS PHYSIOLOGICAL INCAAPACITATION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO THE USAGE OF PAIN MEDICATIONS.

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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