# Accident 19920702023809A: Piper PA28180, Belmont, WI, July 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1992, 22:20 local time
- Place: Belmont, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7299° N, 90.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7299&lon=-90.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9735J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9735J-1992-11-16) (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 O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 880 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920702023809A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO IMC AT NIGHT VFR. WEATHER SHORTLY BECAME WORSE. BEGAN TURN AROUND HIT TREES ON HILL. WAS OFF COURSE.

## 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 CHI92LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA194), Jul 3, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N9735J), Belmont, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING/DECISION MAKING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG, THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S INACCURATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

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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