# Accident 19900712025489A: Piper PA22150, Springerville, AZ, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 08:45 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0392° N, 109.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0392&lon=-109.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231C-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 662 total, 392 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025489A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO FLY OVER A MOUNTAIN. FLEW UNDER POWERLINE LANDED IN TALL GRASS. HIT ROCKS.

## 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 LAX90LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA253), Jul 12, 1990: Piper PA22-150 (N8231C), Springerville, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT BEYOND THE CLIMB CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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