# Accident 19921105047709A: Piper PA18150, Uvalde, TX, November 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2095° N, 99.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2095&lon=-99.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6798A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6798A-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105047709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE DIVING OVER CATTLE TO AID ROUNDUP. CRASHED AND BURNED. PROP SHOWS NO POWER ON IMPACT.

## 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 FTW93FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA032), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N6798A), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED BY PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N6798A (2)

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

- [Accident 19860227006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227006769A), Feb 27, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N6798A), Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. Wing strut and wing struck mesquite before touchdown. Control was lost and aircraft flipped over.
- [Accident 19800531016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531016819A), May 31, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N6798A), Santaquin, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently turned fuel off and landed in pasture. Plane flipped over.

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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