# Accident 19920308005319A: Piper PA28180, Mangum, OK, March 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1992, 01:42 local time
- Place: Mangum, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8700° N, 99.4992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8700&lon=-99.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8287W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8287W-1993-06-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308005319A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED AT NIGHT INTO GROUND WHILE MANUEVERING WITHOUT LIGHTS. CRASHED IN PASTURE. VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA084), Mar 8, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N8287W), Mangum, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRPLANE ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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