# NTSB ERA27FA029: Piper PA-28-180, N9342J, Hamburg, IA, November 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: November 2, 2026, 19:39 local (Nov 3, 2026, 01:39 UTC)
- Place: Hamburg, IA
- Location: 40.6059° N, 95.6575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6059&lon=-95.6575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27FA029
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA029

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 5,012 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9342J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9342J), registered now, S/N 28-3440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Deschepper Sandra K
- Registered owner: Deschepper Sandra K

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Observed at: 8 nm away

## Other investigations on N9342J (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 FTW74DQG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG42), Jan 12, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9342J), Pampa, TX, substantial damage

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.

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