# Accident 19790818027719A: Piper PA28161, Kenosha, WI, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3016H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3016H-1979-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818027719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. FLEW INTO LAKE MICHIGAN WHILE TRYING TO REMAIN VFR.

## 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 CHI79FEP75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP75), Aug 18, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3016H), Kenosha, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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