# Accident 20071220832199A: Piper PA32R300, Warrens, WI, December 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Warrens, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2164° N, 90.4283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2164&lon=-90.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1919H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1919H-2008-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 155 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220832199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VMC INTO DETERIORATING IMC NIGHT-TIME CONDITIONS.  PILOT HAD HISTORY OF FAILED CHECKRIDES, AND LACK OF IFR CURRENCY.  CHARTS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT; FOUND FOLDED AND STOWED IN FLIGHT BAG.

## 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 CHI08FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA054), Dec 21, 2007: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1919H), Warrens, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The decision by the pilot to fly into known adverse weather, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors include the clouds and the…

## Other reports on N1919H (3)

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

- [Incident 20040628020519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628020519I), Jun 28, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Ephraim, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot indicates he forgot to extend gear. When aircraft was raised the gear was extended normally. Retraction investigation-on first test the red gear…
- [Incident 20010127000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010127000559I), Jan 27, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot and a student was cleared to take off on runway 27L. They noticed snow blowing across runway and what appeared to be finger drifts. They did…
- [Incident 19920220007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920220007069I), Feb 20, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N1919H), Milwaukee, WI. Total electrical failure. Forced landing at Milwaukee. Found battery dead due to a defective voltage regulator.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.