# Accident 19911001044439A: Piper PA28140, Brooksville, FL, October 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1991, 08:50 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3696° N, 82.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3696&lon=-82.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700W-1991-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911001044439A

## Narrative

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

DETERIORATING WEATHER EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT. SMOOTH FIELD CHOSEN WAS VEGETATION COVERED POND.

## 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 MIA92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA001), Oct 1, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N6700W), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR HIS ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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