# Accident 19920223003289A: Piper PA28160, Burlington, IL, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 14:08 local time
- Place: Burlington, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0492° N, 88.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0492&lon=-88.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5309W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5309W-1993-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI92FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA095), Feb 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-160 (N5309W), Burlington, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, THE LOW…

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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