# Accident 20051228030399A: Piper PA28180, Lavista, NE, December 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2005, 23:55 local time
- Place: Lavista, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1875° N, 96.1019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1875&lon=-96.1019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9072J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072J-2006-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051228030399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MLE IN DENSE FOG. PIC WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE. AWOS REPORTED AT 2350 WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 1.25, FOG/MIST, OVERCAST 300 FT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT AND STATES VISIBILITY WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.

## 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 CHI06FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA057), Dec 29, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N9072J), La Vista, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot not maintaining aircraft control and not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were…

## Other reports on N9072J (1)

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

- [Accident 19750802020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802020949A), Aug 2, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N9072J), Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. Cotton waste found in l main tank. Hit reflectors ldg on hiway.

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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