# Accident 19920905035549A: Piper PA28180, Ness City, KS, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 00:20 local time
- Place: Ness City, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4490° N, 99.9007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4490&lon=-99.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5272L-1993-12-07) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035549A

## Narrative

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

HIGH VELOCITY GROUND IMPACT. DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE AND SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. LOST CONTROL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 CHI92FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA266), Sep 5, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N5272L), Ness City, KS, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S (CFI) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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