# Accident 19960328005559A: Piper PA28180, Lincoln, KS, March 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1996, 23:35 local time
- Place: Lincoln, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0395° N, 98.1393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0395&lon=-98.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8214W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8214W-1997-03-10) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 78 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328005559A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL EN ROUTE DAR NIGHT NO GROUND LIGHTS. SPIRAL DIVE. VERTICAL IMPACT. NO IFR TRAINING.

## 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 CHI96FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA120), Mar 29, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N8214W), Lincoln, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot became spatially disoriented and failed to maintain control of the airplane. The factors involved were the pilot encountered VFR flight into IMC, pressure induced by conditions/events, low…

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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