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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Fifield, WI · August 4, 1995

Date: August 4, 1995 · 08:50 local
Place: Fifield, WI
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4484F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95FA259
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N4484FRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 1995 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 287790032 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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Flying low and erractic in dense fog. Broke out at steep descent and crashed into lake. Spatial disorientation. (-23) witness indicated aircraft descended thru fog in a steep dive. Aircraft impacted in sailor creek florwaze - 1000 ft off shore in 7 ft. of water. Investigation indicates no apparent pre-impact malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW AND ERRACTIC IN DENSE FOG. BROKE OUT AT STEEP DESCENT AND CRASHED INTO LAKE. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. (-23) WITNESS INDICATED AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THRU FOG IN A STEEP DIVE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN SAILOR CREEK FLORWAZE - 1000 FT OFF SHORE IN 7 FT. OF WATER. INVESTIGATION INDICATES NO APPARENT PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95FA259Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFifield, WIthe pilot's attempted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor was the fog.Aug 4, 1995 · Destroyed