# Accident 19920816031459A: Piper PA20135, Fort Bidwell, CA, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Bidwell, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8810° N, 120.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8810&lon=-120.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1974A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1974A-1993-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 372 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031459A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING STEEP TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE TO FOLLOW A HERD OF ANTELOPE. FIRE ERUPTED CAUSING TWO FATALITIES.

## 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 LAX92FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA351), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA-20-135 (N1974A), Fort Bidwell, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE MANEUVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N1974A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860607033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860607033529I), Jun 7, 1986: Piper PA20 (N1974A), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. After a 3 point landing, the aircraft veered when wing came up on rollout. Struck a furrow. Right main collapsed.

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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