# Accident 20210714013279A: Piper PA-28-180, Muscatine, IA, July 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Muscatine, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4933° N, 91.0497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4933&lon=-91.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2801T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2801T-2022-11-05) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 178 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210714013279A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2021, ATC OBSERVED ON RADAR, N2801T FLYING INTO A WEATHER CELL BEFORE ABRUPTLY DROPPING OFF RADAR.

## 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 CEN21FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA320), Jul 14, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N2801T), Muscatine, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight under a thunderstorm, where he encountered reduced visibility due to heavy precipitation, resulting in a loss of control due to spatial…

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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