# Accident 19920908035539A: Piper PA38112, Conway, MA, September 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Conway, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5098° N, 72.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5098&lon=-72.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2509D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2509D-1993-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908035539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE CIRCLING PILOTS HOME AT TREE TOP LEVEL. MEDICATION FOR DEPRESSION AND PANIC DISORDER.

## 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 BFO92FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA131), Sep 8, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2509D), Conway, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TREES. A POSSIBLE FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S USE OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

## Other reports on N2509D (2)

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

- [Incident 19920322010109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322010109I), Mar 22, 1992: Piper PA38112 (N2509D), North Hampton, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot stated the nose wheel started to shimmy on rollout. Lost control. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19880527069139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527069139I), May 27, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2509D), Albany, NY. Student disoriented on solo crosscountry. Landed at Albany by mistake.

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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