# Accident 19920809030379A: Piper PA22160, Cinnibar, AK, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cinnibar, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8100° N, 161.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8100&lon=-161.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557D-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809030379A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ON TAKEOFF THEN SETTLED INTO AN ALDER RAVINE. PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS. UNVERIFIED.

## 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 ANC92LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA126), Aug 9, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N9557D), Cinnibar, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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