# Accident 19960829031359A: Piper PA28161, Pittsburg, KS, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 00:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4110° N, 94.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4110&lon=-94.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47558-2013-05-09) (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: 92 total, 11 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829031359A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND CIRCLING HIS HOME AT NIGHT. FAILED TO NOTE LOSS OF ALTITUDE. IMPACTED TERRACE IN PASTURE.

## 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 CHI96LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA319), Aug 29, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N47558), Pittsburg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot diverted his attention and failed to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the pilot performing low altitude…

## Other reports on N47558 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851021057269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021057269A), Oct 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N47558), Amite, LA, Substantial damage. Landed on a wet grass runway. Applied too much braking, tires skidded. Went off runway end and struck a fence.

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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