# Accident 19920712025079A: Piper PA22108, Beaver Town, PA, July 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Town, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7495° N, 77.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7495&lon=-77.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4754Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4754Z-1992-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712025079A

## Narrative

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

NEAR DESTINATION SAW STORM COMING. TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE APT GOT DOWNDRAFT AND FORCED ONTO MOUNTAIN.

## 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 BFO92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA100), Jul 12, 1992: Piper PA-22-108 (N4754Z), Beavertown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN GROUND CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DOWNDRAFT AND INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

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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