# Accident 19910814034319A: Piper PA24250, Weddington, NC, August 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1991, 11:47 local time
- Place: Weddington, NC
- Airport: Aero Plantation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9196° N, 80.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9196&lon=-80.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6262P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6262P-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,098 total, 316 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910814034319A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED INTO IMC,LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE. RECOVERED MINUS STABILATOR. VECTORED TO AIRPORT. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 ATL91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA158), Aug 14, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6262P), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT IN IMC, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE:…

## Other reports on N6262P (1)

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

- [Incident 19821221069009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221069009I), Dec 21, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6262P), Moultrie, GA, Minor damage. Landed with gear partly extended. Gear handle down. Fialed to note popped circuit breaker. No defects found.

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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