# Accident 19930817029689A: Piper PA28140, Marshall, MN, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 09:10 local time
- Place: Marshall, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4509° N, 95.7808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4509&lon=-95.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477X-1995-08-23) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029689A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED IFR. DEPARTED ANYWAY. FLEW INTO CLOUD. SPIRAL DIVE. UNABLE ARREST DESCENT DUE LOW ALTITUDE. 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 CHI93LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA326), Aug 17, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N4477X), Marshall, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DEPART AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH FORECASTED IMC EN ROUTE AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

## Other reports on N4477X (1)

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

- [Accident 19871012059829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871012059829A), Oct 12, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N4477X), Storm Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Had temporary engine failure. Hit a fence on go around when engine caught. Crash landed minus a gear at home field.

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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