# Accident 19921121047609A: Piper PA28140, Brookfield, WI, November 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1992, 01:43 local time
- Place: Brookfield, WI
- Airport: Capitol Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0797° N, 88.2490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0797&lon=-88.2490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1892J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1892J-1994-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 171 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121047609A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN A SWAMP.

## 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 CHI93FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA038), Nov 21, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N1892J), Brookfield, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER GLIDEPATH.

## Other reports on N1892J (2)

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

- [Incident 19920607024189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607024189I), Jun 7, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N1892J), Brookfield, WI. Engine lost power on final. Emergency landing in field. Fuel selector was on empty tank.
- [Incident 19910202010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202010559I), Feb 2, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N1892J), Brookfield, WI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway into a snowbank.

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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