# Accident 19921111046379A: Piper PA23150, Jayton, TX, November 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Jayton, TX
- Airport: Kent County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2502° N, 100.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2502&lon=-100.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2078P-1995-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,507 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111046379A

## Narrative

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

LOSING POWER SCUD RUNNING. MADE TIGHT TURNS TRYING TO KEEP AN AIRPORT IN SIGHT. STALLED. SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 FTW93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA035), Nov 11, 1992: Piper PA-23-150 (N2078P), Jayton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING AND ALLOWED THE A/C TO STALL. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILINGS, THE PILOTS DISREGARD OF THE FORECAST WEATHER, THE CARBURETOR ICING…

## Other reports on N2078P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840621037749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621037749I), Jun 21, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N2078P), New Lexington, OH, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Cause undetermined.

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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