# Accident 19911016046779A: Piper PA28RT201T, Spring Lake, NC, October 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1991, 10:14 local time
- Place: Spring Lake, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1704° N, 78.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1704&lon=-78.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83027-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 926 total, 796 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016046779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS EN ROUTE. SEEN IN HIGH SPEED SPIRAL DIVE. LEVELED AND BROKE UP PRIOR IMPACT WITH WIRES AND GROUND.

## 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 ATL92FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA008), Oct 16, 1991: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N83027), Spring Lake, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT FLIGHT FROM VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT CONDITIONS INTO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF…

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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