# Accident 19911214056319A: Piper PA23235, Fall River, MA, December 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Airport: Fall River Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4959P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959P-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056319A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FIELD INSIGHT. CANCELLED THEN LOST IT. MISSED. CLIMBED OUT. TURNED WRONG WAY. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA047), Dec 14, 1991: Piper PA-23-235 (N4959P), Fall River, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW IFR PROCEEDURES AND WAS MANUVERING AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE; FATIGUE, FOG AND NO VISUAL GROUND CLUES.

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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