# Accident 19921216050809A: Piper PA30, Bowman, ND, December 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1794° N, 103.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1794&lon=-103.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7243Y-1993-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 28 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921216050809A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS AND SNOWSHOWERS AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO CLEAR.

## 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 CHI93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA053), Dec 17, 1992: Piper PA-30 (N7243Y), Bowman, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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