# Accident 19920510014089A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Arnold, NE, May 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Arnold, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4191° N, 100.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4191&lon=-100.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7282K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7282K-1994-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510014089A

## Narrative

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

SEEN COMING OUT OF LOW CLOUDS. LEVEL OFF STALLED. DROPPED TO GROUND. ONE PASSENGER IN BAGGAGE AREA.

## 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 CHI92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA145), May 10, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N7282K), Arnold, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT LEVEL BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON, AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARDING WEIGHT-AND-BALANCE.

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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