# Accident 19921219050939A: Piper PA24180, Gaylord, MI, December 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1992, 05:05 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0201° N, 84.6699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0201&lon=-84.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6185P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6185P-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921219050939A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ICING ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. BROKE UP IN AIR. AIRMET ON ICING IN AREA. SNOW,FREEZING RAIN. NO DEICE EQUIPMENT

## 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 CHI93FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA054), Dec 19, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6185P), Gaylord, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXCEEDED THE AIRPLANE'S DESIGN STRESS LIMITS.

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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