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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28160 · Burlington, IL · February 23, 1992

Date
February 23, 1992 · 14:08 local
Place
Burlington, IL
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5309W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92FA095
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Near home base flew into area of dense fog. Lost control. Impacted vertically in field. Failed note dewpoint spread

As the FAA filed it

NEAR HOME BASE FLEW INTO AREA OF DENSE FOG. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED VERTICALLY IN FIELD. FAILED NOTE DEWPOINT SPREAD

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.