# Accident 19921122047619A: Piper PA28R200, Cedar City, UT, November 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1992, 18:25 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5908° N, 113.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5908&lon=-113.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5108S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5108S-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,498 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921122047619A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECORMMENDED. FSS NOT MONITERING FREQUENCY.

## 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 SEA93FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA025), Nov 23, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5108S), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT CONDITION, SNOW SHOWERS, AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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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