# Accident 19911031048329A: Piper PA28180, West Wardsboro, VT, October 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Wardsboro, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0295° N, 72.8526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Wardsboro, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0295&lon=-72.8526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855J-1992-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048329A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO IMC ON SHORT HOP TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. HEARD CIRCLING IN DENSE FOG. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 BFO92FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA005), Oct 31, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N8855J), West Wardsboro, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLIGHT AND WEATHER PLANNING.

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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