# Accident 19920329007769A: Piper PA28161, Kenai, AK, March 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1992, 17:53 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6607° N, 150.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6607&lon=-150.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82757) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920329007769A

## Narrative

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

ATTENTION DIVERTED TUNING LORAN WHILE FLYING LOW OVER SNOWY TERRAIN. KNOCKED OFF GEAR ON A RISE. RETURNED TO BASE.

## 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 ANC92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA055), Mar 29, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N82757), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW COVERED HILLY TERRAIN, AND DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N82757 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251001013269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251001013269I), Oct 1, 2025: Piper PA-28-161 (N82757), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Aircraft departed for an instructional flight on 10/01/2025 from Morgantown, WV (mgw). CFI was demonstrating stall recovery for the student and advanced…

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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