# Accident 19920401007889A: Piper PA28161, Douglas, AZ, April 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1992, 11:15 local time
- Place: Douglas, AZ
- Airport: Cochise College Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HR8S
- Location: 31.5391° N, 109.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5391&lon=-109.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28723-1992-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,981 total, 84 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401007889A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER BY A SEVERE WIND GUST TURNING ON PAD FOR RUNUP.

## 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 LAX92LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA158), Apr 1, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N28723), Douglas, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNFORECASTED HIGH VELOCITY WIND GUST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION.

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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