Piper 601P accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, November 8, 1989
On November 8, 1989 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Piper 601P, registered N601LC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati-Blue Ash airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 8, 1989 · about 2:00 pm local time · cases in 1989
- Place
- Cincinnati, Ohio · Cincinnati-Blue Ash · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper 601P
- Registration
- N601LC · registry record · serial 61P-0538-228
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,100 hours in all; 260 in this make and model; 43 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days; 2,036 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,696 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 102 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAN Lansing MI at 1:00 pm
- Destination: I77
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 24, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; scat at 1,000 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from LUK, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N601LC on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper 44,839 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 10 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Capital Region International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,884 since 1982 · 253 in the last ten years
- Ohio 8,531 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI90LA023.json.
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