# Accident 19921231055389A: Piper PA28140, Brilliant, AL, December 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1992, 20:40 local time
- Place: Brilliant, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0101° N, 87.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0101&lon=-87.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8205N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8205N-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921231055389A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO A LAKE. LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY IN AREA AND DARK NIGHT. HAD DEPARTED VFR INTO IMC AT NIGHT.

## 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 MIA93FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA058), Jan 1, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N8205N), Brilliant, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT WAS OVERCONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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