# Accident 19910216002619A: Piper PA28181, Fredonia, AZ, February 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1991, 19:02 local time
- Place: Fredonia, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8593° N, 112.8406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8593&lon=-112.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4384L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4384L-1991-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910216002619A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES FLAT SPIN TO IMPACT. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY TANK. OVERCAST AND SNOWSHOWERS. DARK.NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX91FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA106), Feb 17, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N4384L), Fredonia, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTION TO THE AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER ATTEMPTING VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

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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