# Accident 19910531018439A: Piper UO1, Maricopa, AZ, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 18:40 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1237P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1237P-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper U0-1 (registry code 7102310, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-u0-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER UO1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018439A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF LEFT ENGINE SMOKE AND POPPING.CRASHED EN ROUTE,AUTO FUEL IN TANKS. PILOT NO MEL OR MEDICAL.

## 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 LAX91FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA232), Jun 1, 1991: Piper PA-23 (N1237P), Maricopa, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES AND THE INADVERTENT STALL DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT/OWNERS LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRPLANE AND THE…

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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