# Accident 19851128058189A: Piper PA28161, Duluth, MN, November 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7595° N, 92.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7595&lon=-92.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8082B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8082B-1989-08-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 104 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128058189A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS.  LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED FROZEN LAKE.  DID NOT OBTAIN WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 CHI86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA033), Nov 28, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8082B), Duluth, MN, destroyed, 3 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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