# Accident 19920804029039A: Piper PA32R300, Farmington, UT, August 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1992, 07:00 local time
- Place: Farmington, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9798° N, 111.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9798&lon=-111.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091C-1993-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 499 total, 32 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804029039A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT TURNED INTO BLIND CANYON. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN TAIL HIT TREE.CRASHE AND BURNED

## 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 SEA92LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA173), Aug 4, 1992: Piper PA-32R-300 (N7091C), Farmington, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION. FACTORS INCLUDE DOWNDRAFTS AND A BOX CANYON.

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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