# Accident 19920102000049A: Piper PA31P, Mosinee, WI, January 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1992, 13:05 local time
- Place: Mosinee, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7799° N, 89.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7799&lon=-89.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500BH-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920102000049A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON ILS APPROACH. SOUND HEARD INDICATES SPIRAL. GASOLINE HEATER SHOWED OVERTEMP.

## 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 CHI92FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA066), Jan 2, 1992: Piper PA-31P (N500BH), Mosinee, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE WITH THE CABIN HEATER AS THE ORIGIN, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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