# Accident 19921011043759A: Piper PA28180, Talkeetna, AK, October 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1992, 20:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4505° N, 149.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4505&lon=-149.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16275-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011043759A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE MVFR. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE AND PULLUP SEPARATED LEFT WING AND STABILIZER.LOW TIME AND EXPERIENCE

## 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 ANC93FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA067), Oct 12, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N16275), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP. FACTORS WHICH…

## Other reports on N16275 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910902061159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902061159I), Sep 2, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N16275), Drift Bay, AK, Minor damage. Sudden drop in engine RPM. Made emergency landing in open field.

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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