# Accident 19950602022569A: Piper PA28161, Valparaiso, IN, June 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1995, 23:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4695° N, 87.0493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4695&lon=-87.0493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8447T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8447T-1997-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602022569A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND ON BELOW MINIMA APPROACH. SAW LIGHTS TRIED LAND AND LOST IT. PILOT HAD ONLY 10 HRS ACTUAL IFR. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA166

## 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 CHI95LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA166), Jun 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N8447T), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE ILS APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.

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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