# Accident 20040727022629A: Piper PA28181, Coatesvilla, PA, July 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Coatesvilla, PA
- Airport: Chester County/Carlson Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0500° N, 75.6022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0500&lon=-75.6022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91075-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040727022629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT RECEIVED INSTRUMENT CLEARANCE ON GROUND (40N). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 11 AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATC. PILOT REPORTED OUT OF 3200 FT. AFTER RECEIVING A HEADING CHANGE TO 080 AND THEN FURTHER LEFT TO 050 HE ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIVING HEADING CHANGE AND THEN DID NOT RESPOND TO FURTHER ATC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES EAST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. WEATHER REPORTED BY AWOS @ 40N AT APPROXIMATE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY AND 100 FEET OVERCAST.

## 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 NYC04FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA179), Jul 27, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N91075), Exton, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting a residence. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of recent…

## Other reports on N91075 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931014046369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931014046369I), Oct 14, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N91075), Monticello, IL, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft did not accelerate properly. Aborted. Departed end of runway. Found no mechanical fault.

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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