# Accident 19910731030889A: Piper PA28236, Fogelsville, PA, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 12:13 local time
- Place: Fogelsville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5898° N, 75.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5898&lon=-75.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28568-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030889A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN FIELD. LOW CEILING AND BUILDUPS IN AREA, EVIDENCE OF IN FLIGHT BREAK UP.

## 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 NYC91FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA193), Jul 31, 1991: Piper PA-28-236 (N28568), Fogelsville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. 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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