# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250, 1989

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ATL90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA044.md): Piper PA-24 · Danielsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1989 · N5556P · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight preparation/planning by the pilot, by not assuring an adequate supply of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Related factors were: a false fuel quantity indication, trees in the emergency landing area, and failure of the landing gear…
- [NTSB CHI90DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DET01.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Decatur, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 23, 1989 · N5483P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of the fuel supply, inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA019.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1989 · N8289P · Destroyed
  > The pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning, pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions and the pilot's lack of instrument qualifications. Contributing to the accident was the low ceiling, fog and the pilot's lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB MIA89LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA242.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Perry, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1989 · N4CD · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to wear and restricted movement of the carburetor float, which resulted in loss of engine power. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area contributed to overload failure of the nose gear.
- [NTSB ATL89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA206.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hickory, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1989 · N5210P · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to adequately monitor the engine fuel consumption in flight.
- [NTSB BFO89FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA063.md): Piper PA-24-250 · True, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1989 · N7162P · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to properly monitor the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation. The aircraft stalled as the pilot performed an evasive maneuver to avoid the mountain top.
- [NTSB NYC89FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA167.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hartleton, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1989 · N6206P · Destroyed
  > The pilot allowed the design stress limits of the aircraft to be exceeded after encountering adverse weather conditions. Weather was a related factor.
- [NTSB MKC89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA156.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Medicine Lodge, KS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1989 · N5379P · Destroyed
  > The pilot misjudged clearance above a house (residence) that he was buzzing and allowed the aircraft to collide with the attached antenna.
- [NTSB LAX89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA214.md): Piper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1989 · N5432P · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadvertent selection of the off position on the fuel selector.
- [NTSB LAX89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA201.md): Piper PA-24-250 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1989 · N6545P · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main landing gear due to a bent rod end which prevented the landing gear drag link to lock over center.
- [NTSB FTW89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA097.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Decatur, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1989 · N5874P · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate inspection of the exhaust system by the maintenance personnel during the latest annual inspection.
- [NTSB MKC89FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA110.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Winslow, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 15, 1989 · N8199P · Destroyed
  > The pilot flying into adverse weather conditions which resulted in the in-flight separation of a portion of the right wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB CHI89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA087.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Waunakee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1989 · N7465P · Substantial damage
  > Slippage of a bearing, which resulted in blockage of the lubrication system, and subsequent failure of a connecting rod.
- [NTSB LAX89FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA137.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Whitmore, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1989 · N7293P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight with known forecast IMC along his route.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&year=1989

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