# Accident 19920105000869A: Piper PA18125, Ashby, NE, January 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1992, 13:50 local time
- Place: Ashby, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0198° N, 101.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0198&lon=-101.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1217A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1217A-1993-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 107 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920105000869A

## Narrative

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

ON SEARCH FOR HUNTERS. DIVED OVER HUNTERS. PULLED UP VERTICAL STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND.

## 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 CHI92DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCJ01), Jan 5, 1992: Piper PA-18-125 (N1217A), Ashby, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING.

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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