# NTSB CHI90LA023: Piper 601P, N601LC, Cincinnati, OH, November 8, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1989, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14589/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA023

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO CIRCLE AND LAND,  WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE EXCESSIVE MANEUVER (STEEP TURN) AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS (ROAD AND CURB) SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, circling (ifr)
  - maneuver - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601LC-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 61P-0538-228, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P-0538-228
- Airframe hours: 1696
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-S1A5 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hangars Plus, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LAN, LANSING, MI
- Destination: I77
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: I77, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, runway 24, 3,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,100 total, 260 in this make and model, 2,036 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LUK, 9 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19891108044769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108044769A), Nov 8, 1989: Piper PA60601P, Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Stalled during tight turn while circling airport to land after a vcr approach. Leveled just prior to ground impact.

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.

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