# Accident 19921104045139A: Piper PA28R180, Evanston, WY, November 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1992, 22:30 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston-Unita County Burns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2495° N, 110.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2495&lon=-110.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4935J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4935J-1995-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 74 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921104045139A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED DUE AIRFRAME ICING.  CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY TRYING CLEAR ICE ON WINDSHIELD. WAS ADVISED ICING EN ROUTE.

## 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 SEA93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA016), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4935J), Evanston, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORY, RESULTING IN FLT INTO FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS IN AN ACFT NOT EQUIPPED OR CERTIFIED FOR THE FLT, AND THE IMPROPER INFLT PLANNING BY PILOT DURING…

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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