# Accident 19950803021629A: Piper PA28236, Rehoboth, MA, August 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1995, 10:35 local time
- Place: Rehoboth, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8404° N, 71.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehoboth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8404&lon=-71.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072X-1995-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803021629A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO EDGE OF LEVEL FIVE THUNDERSTORM. CAME APART IN AIR. NWS FAILED ISSUE SIGMET. WARNED PILOT. TO SLOW TURN.

## 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 NYC95FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA181), Aug 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-236 (N8072X), Rehoboth, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into hazardous weather, which subsequently resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight breakup. Factors relating to the accident…

## Other reports on N8072X (1)

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

- [Incident 19900612032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900612032059I), Jun 12, 1990: Piper PA28236 (N8072X), Honeoye Falls, NY, Minor damage. Made a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsed.

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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