# Accident 19890313004999A: Piper PA28160, Holley, FL, March 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1989, 23:24 local time
- Place: Holley, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4207° N, 86.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4207&lon=-86.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5572W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5572W-2002-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313004999A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON A REMOTE AREA OF ELGIN AFB. VFR PILOT WAS FLYING IN IMC AT NIGHT WITH VECTORS FROM ATC.

## 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 MIA89FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA108), Mar 14, 1989: Piper PA-28-160 (N5572W), Holley, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PLT INTO ADVERSE WX, FOLLOWED BY SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. LACK OF A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND LACK OF VISUAL CUES AT…

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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