# Accident 19891002039299A: Piper PA22150, Edmond, OK, October 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1989, 21:13 local time
- Place: Edmond, OK
- Airport: Myrick Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6703° N, 97.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6703&lon=-97.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1940P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1940P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 47 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002039299A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER EXITED IDLING AIRCRAFT TO MOVE VEHICLE IN PARKING AREA AND WALKED INTO PROP. NO BRIEF OR PILOT WARNING.

## 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 FTW90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA006), Oct 3, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N1940P), Edmond, OK, no damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE PASSENGER'S IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG (MEDICATION).

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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