# Accident 19921030044479A: Piper PA18135, Cottonwood, AZ, October 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1992, 10:41 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7499° N, 112.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7499&lon=-112.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921030044479A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED NEAR MOUNTAIN ROAD. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS GOING TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND TO CHECK A HUNTING AREA

## 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 LAX93FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA020), Oct 30, 1992: Piper PA-18-135 (N2221L), Cottonwood, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL AND DESCENT INTO TERRAIN WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND.

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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