# Accident 19910322007339A: Piper PA28R200, Ashland, AL, March 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: Ashland, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2693° N, 85.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2693&lon=-85.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7523C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7523C-1992-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 111 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322007339A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FLIGHT BY FSS.

## 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 ATL91FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA069), Mar 22, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N7523C), Ashland, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENCE ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WOODED TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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