# Accident 19920719025959A: Piper PA22150, Tucson, AZ, July 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1500° N, 110.9304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1500&lon=-110.9304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3406Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3406Z-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719025959A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. TRIED FOR PENNEL AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT REPORTED PROBLEM WITH MIXTURE.FAA REPORT NO DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX92LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA308), Jul 19, 1992: Piper PA-22-150 (N3406Z), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE AREA OF THE FORCED LANDING…

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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