# Accident 19930125000879A: Piper PA28180, Wichita, KS, January 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1993, 16:54 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7692° N, 97.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7692&lon=-97.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444TD-2011-05-12) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 11 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930125000879A

## Narrative

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

ABRUPT STEEP TURNS AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER A GO AROUND PROCEEDED A STALL SPIN CRASH.

## 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 CHI93FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA075), Jan 25, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N444TD), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## Other reports on N444TD (2)

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

- [Incident 19910508030059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508030059I), May 8, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N444TD), Maryville, OH. Fuel exhaustion on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing in a field.
- [Incident 19901026057529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026057529I), Oct 26, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N444TD), Des Moines, IA. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. No pilot certificate or medical on person.

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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