# Accident 19921016042429A: Piper PA22160, Saline, MI, October 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1992, 12:22 local time
- Place: Saline, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1703° N, 83.7810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1703&lon=-83.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2945Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2945Z-2012-10-19) (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 O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 103 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921016042429A

## Narrative

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

APPARENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TURNING BACK TO RUNWAY. PROBLEM AND CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI93LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA011), Oct 16, 1992: Piper PA-22-160 (N2945Z), Saline, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND AIRSPEED.

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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