# Accident 19981104047359A: Piper PA28180, Robbinsville, NC, November 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1998
- Place: Robbinsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3897° N, 83.9206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3897&lon=-83.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2820T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2820T-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981104047359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 1. BOTH VOR RECEIVERS WERE TUNED TO THE YORK VOR AND THE OBS SET TO 035 DEGREES. LORAN DATABASE WAS OUT OF DATE. PILOT HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL AND BFR. WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE BELOW VFR. AIRFRAME CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. ENGINE MADE COMPRESSION AND ALL ACCESSORIES WERE IN ORDER. 2. FAMILY REPORTED THAT HE WAS DELIVERING A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR HIS SON. 3. FAMILY OF THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN TO SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER FOR 2-3 DAYS FOR A HEART-TIMING PROBLEM. NO RECORD OF THIS IN THE MEDICAL REPORT FROM CAMI. 4. NO HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND.   INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

## 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 ATL99FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA136), Nov 4, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N2820T), Robbinsville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: "THIS CASE WAS CHANGED FROM ATL05FA014." The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with weather and controlled flight into…

## Other reports on N2820T (1)

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

- [Incident 19980424013049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424013049I), Apr 24, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N2820T), Springfield, OH. Narrative: pilot entered sgh controlled airspace and landed w/out clearance from operating control tower. Pilot was announcing intentions on 122.95 but was…

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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