# Incident 19921022046879I: Piper PA22108, Minerva, OH, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 18:50 local time
- Place: Minerva, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7305° N, 81.1021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minerva, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7305&lon=-81.1021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5081Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5081Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022046879I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. FORCED LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N5081Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20260605007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260605007649A), Jun 5, 2026: Piper PA-22-108 (N5081Z), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. The airman rotated the aircraft at about 60 mph. The aircraft suddenly and abruptly turned to the left. On the left side of the runway is a solid terrain wall…
- [Accident 19780606017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606017779A), Jun 6, 1978: Piper PA22 (N5081Z), Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Hit hangar & parked acft trella T-19,N3089,& PA-28,N5825U.

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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