# Accident 19910708026589A: Piper PA22150, Dayton, WY, July 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1991, 13:09 local time
- Place: Dayton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8704° N, 107.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8704&lon=-107.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5826D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5826D-1994-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 265 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708026589A

## Narrative

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

MADE WRONG TURN INTO A BLIND CANYON. UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. CRASH LANDED ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 SEA91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA164), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N5826D), Dayton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEVERE DOWN DRAFTS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TERRAIN CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED, AND A POOR WEATHER EVALUATION, BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N5826D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780718021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718021909A), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA22 (N5826D), Cicero, NY, Substantial damage

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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