# Accident 19890901033609A: Piper PA28180, Sanbornton, NH, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 22:00 local time
- Place: Sanbornton, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4892° N, 71.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanbornton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4892&lon=-71.5823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9334J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9334J-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 608 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901033609A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO DARK RAINY NIGHT. FLEW INTO CLOUDS AND ROUGH AIR. MADE 180. LOST CONTROL. PASSENGER WAS ON CONTROLS.

## 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 NYC89LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA207), Sep 2, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N9334J), Sanbornton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARKNESS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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