# Accident 19900529017429A: Piper PA28181, Rome, NY, May 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1990, 01:45 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8495° N, 76.3401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8495&lon=-76.3401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376N-1990-06-29) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017429A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO IMC LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVED INTO OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC90FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA117), May 29, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N8376N), Rome, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE THE FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING THREE…

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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