# Accident 19920614021699A: Piper PA22150, Oshetna River, AK, June 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1992, 23:00 local time
- Place: Oshetna River, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1002° N, 145.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1002&lon=-145.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3516P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516P-1992-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614021699A

## Narrative

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

DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLEAR A BLUFF. TURNED DOWN RIVER ALSOT DOWNWIND. SETTLED LINTO TREES. OPS BEYOND LIMITS

## 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 ANC92LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA094), Jun 15, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N3516P), Oshetna River, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TAILWIND AND THE PILOT NOT UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE HIGH VEGETATION IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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