# Accident 19920723026899A: Piper PA28161, Midland, TX, July 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1992, 12:50 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84102, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84102-1993-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920723026899A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED BANKING STEEPLY 60 FEET ABOVE TREES. COLLIDED WITH TREES. SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 FTW92LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA187), Jul 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N84102), Midland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N84102 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860328008249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328008249I), Mar 28, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N84102), Bunkie, LA, Minor damage. Bounced 3 times on landing and nose tire blew.

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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