# Accident 19910812033709A: Piper PA24250, Guide Rock, NE, August 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1991, 12:41 local time
- Place: Guide Rock, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0706° N, 98.3208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0706&lon=-98.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5145P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5145P-1991-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 817 total, 172 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910812033709A

## Narrative

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

VFR ON TOP FL 175 BECAME IFR,NOT IFR RATED.APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL.WENT INTO DIVE,IN FLIGHT BREAKUP,VERTICAL IMPACT

## 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 CHI91FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA259), Aug 12, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N5145P), Guide Rock, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, FLIGHT WEATHER AVOIDANCE ASSISTANCE…

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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