# Accident 19840302006099A: Piper PA28181, Lewiston, ID, March 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1606° N, 116.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1606&lon=-116.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840302006099A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT AND ADVERSE WEATHER IN AREA INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

## 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 SEA84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA065), Mar 3, 1984: Piper PA-28-181 (N2868D), Lewiston, ID, destroyed, 5 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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