# Accident 19810218004359A: Piper PA28R180, Fort Wayne, IN, February 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1981, 22:53 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7496J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7496J-1989-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUMS ON ILS APPROACH AND CRASHED 1/8 MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA028), Feb 18, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N7496J), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7496J (1)

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

- [Accident 19740720034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720034689A), Jul 20, 1974: Piper PA28R180 (N7496J), Huntington, IN, Substantial damage. Numerous suitable arpts thrughout gnl area. Lndd in open fld with numerous small ditches.

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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