# Accident 20170708011489A: Piper PA-28-181, Waterford, OH, July 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Waterford, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5756° N, 81.6903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5756&lon=-81.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N793MA-2020-02-03) (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 PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708011489A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/08/2017 DR. KALAPATAPU UMAMAHESWARA, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING (CERTIFICATE NUMBER 460515667) WAS PILOTING N793MA (A PIPER PA-28-181, S/N 2843193) FROM LOGANSPORT (GGP) INDIANA TO PARKERSGURG WEST VIRGINIA (PKB) WITH HIS WIFE ON BOARD.  DURING  DESCENT HIS FLIGHT PATH BECAME ERRATIC AND ENDED IN A FLY ASH RETENTION POND FOR A DEFUNCT ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT.

## 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 CEN17FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA258), Jul 8, 2017: Piper PA 28-181 (N793MA), Waterford, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions.

## Other reports on N793MA (2)

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

- [Accident 20060409014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409014009A), Apr 9, 2006: Piper PA28181 (N793MA), Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings, aircraft bounced, pilot lost control of aircraft, prop struck runway, engine mount broke at landing gear…
- [Accident 20021213035659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021213035659A), Dec 13, 2002: Piper PA28181 (N793MA), Greensburg, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The takeoff was attempted during a heavy snow storm with approximately 1.5" of slush on rwy 36. After rotation, the aircraft skidded and directional…

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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