Piper 28-236 accident near Liscomb, Iowa, September 7, 1982
On September 7, 1982 at about 1:10 am local time, a Piper 28-236, registered N2157A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Liscomb, Iowa. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 7, 1982 · about 1:10 am local time
- Place
- Liscomb, Iowa
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper 28-236
- Registration
- N2157A · registry record · serial 287911005
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
N2157A DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT TO MARSHALLTOWN, IA. THERE IS NO RECORD OF A PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE REPORTED WEATHER AT WATERLOO AIRPORT AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS: MEASURED CEILING 600 FOOT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES, LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH NO INSTRUMENT RATING. RECORD OF THE LAST BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW INDICATES THAT IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 1979. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,086 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 584 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Smittzer Gram CO.
The flight
- Departed from: Guttenberg IA
- Destination: Marshalltown IA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 090° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 136°F (58°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC82FCD10.