# Accident 19921222051119A: Piper PA28161, Kokomo, IN, December 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1992, 19:25 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Airport: Kokomo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5301° N, 86.1704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5301&lon=-86.1704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9206B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9206B-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 56 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921222051119A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG BANK ON APPROACH. TRIED CIRCLE FOR RUNWAY 14. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA056), Dec 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N9206B), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.

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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