# Accident 19810408015009A: Piper PA28181, Creston, IA, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2250W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2250W-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 113 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408015009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN CLOUDS. EVIDENCE INDICATES INFLIGHT SEPERATION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA027), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2250W), Creston, IA, 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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