# Accident 20131006022679A: Piper PA-32-300, San Jose Villag, CM, October 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2013, 02:47 local time
- Place: San Jose Villag, CM
- Airport: Tinian International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 1SMA
- Location: 15.0622° N, 145.6236° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.0622&lon=145.6236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4089W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4089W-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,575 total, 501 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131006022679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N4089W DEPARTED TINIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VFR AT 02:41AM ON A MOONLESS NIGHT TO TRANSPORT SIX PASSENGERS TO SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH RAIN SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FROM THE AIR FLYING NORTHWEST AT APROXIMATELY 900 FEET MSL FLYING TOWARDS A BRIGHTLY LIT ANTENNA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND NEAR THE ANTENNA IN A STEEP LEFT HAND TURN AT A LOW ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW OUT OF SIGHT HEADING SOUTHEAST.  THE PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL STATING HE WAS FLYING BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN REQUESTED THE CURRENT VISIBILITY AT SAIPAN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SEEN NOR HEARD FROM AGAIN.  A SEARCH OF THE AREA REVEALED AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IN A LONG DEBRIS FIELD ON A TREE COVERED HILL AT ABOUT 450 FEET ELEVATION. FOUR SURVIVORS WERE AIRLIFTED TO SAIPAN HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR14LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA007), Oct 6, 2013: Piper PA32 - 300 (N4089W), Tinian Island, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering at low altitude in dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N4089W (2)

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

- [Accident 20010503039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503039779A), May 3, 2001: Piper PA32300 (N4089W), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 3, 2001, about 1050 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-300, N4089W, sustained substantial damage while attempting a landing at Chefornak, Alaska.…
- [Accident 19800814037779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814037779A), Aug 14, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N4089W), Ekuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to abort takeoff too late and ran off end of runway into swamp.

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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