# Accident 19911223057129A: Piper PA34200T, Rainbow Lake, FL, December 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1991, 11:31 local time
- Place: Rainbow Lake, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N47506, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47506-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911223057129A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP IN FLIGHT AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL. INDICATES PILOTS NOT MAINTAINING CONTROL. SEAT RECLINED. BELTS NOT USED.

## 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 MIA92FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA051), Dec 23, 1991: Piper PA-34-200T (N47506), Rainbow Lake, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO DIVERT HER ATTENTION TO OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN…

## Other reports on N47506 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880721031809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721031809A), Jul 21, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N47506), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Left main gear strut assembly had failed. PN96766-02.

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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