# Accident 19911114051469A: Piper PA28236, Wichita, KS, November 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1991, 22:33 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8306° N, 97.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8306&lon=-97.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412GK-1992-04-10) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 245 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911114051469A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED ILS APPROACH. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI92FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA028), Nov 15, 1991: Piper PA28-236 (N412GK), Valley Center, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE AIRCRAFT'S DESIGN LIMITS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR DIRECTIVES AND PROCEDURES, AND…

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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