# Accident 19950430009859A: Piper PA28180, Louisa, VA, April 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1995, 11:59 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0104° N, 77.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0104&lon=-77.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20LA-1995-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430009859A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA LOW CEILING AND FOG. GOT RADAR TO FIND AIRPORT. FLEW INTO TREES 500YDS FROM AIRPORT.NO WEATHER BRIEF

## 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 BFO95FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA048), Apr 30, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N20LA), Louisa, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the non-instrument rated private pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC and failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain/obstacles. Related factors were the pilot's lack of total…

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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