# Incident 19890713039769I: Piper PA28181, Willow Grove, PA, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 07:11 local time
- Place: Willow Grove, PA
- Airport: Willow Grove Nas
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1472° N, 75.1169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1472&lon=-75.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4321M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4321M-1994-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713039769I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT IN IFR WEATHER WAS ASSISTED BY ATC TO DESCEND AND LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N4321M (1)

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

- [Accident 19901030047469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901030047469A), Oct 30, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N4321M), Elkton, MD, Destroyed. Crashed shortly after departure.

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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