# Accident 19911111050899A: Piper PA24260, Charles City, IA, November 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Charles City, IA
- Airport: Charles City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0596° N, 92.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0596&lon=-92.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9161P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 107 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911111050899A

## Narrative

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

ACCUMULATED 2 INCHES OF ICE EN ROUTE SETTLED INTO TREES ONAPPROACH JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO WING DEICE EQUIPMENT.

## 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 CHI92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA026), Nov 12, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N9161P), Charles City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER GLIDE PATH NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PREMATURE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND INADEQUATE AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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