# Accident 19910902037689A: Piper PA22150, Emporia, KS, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4102° N, 96.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4102&lon=-96.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136D-2013-02-11) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902037689A

## Narrative

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

BOUGHT AIRCRAFT. WAS FERRING IT HOME. RAN INTO FOG FOLLOWING INTERSTATE. REVERSED COURSE. STRUCK A HILL IN FOG.

## 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 CHI91LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA282), Sep 2, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N6136D), Emporia, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION. THE WEATHER (FOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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