# Accident 19921230051969A: Piper PA18125, Herald, CA, December 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1992, 16:40 local time
- Place: Herald, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3305° N, 121.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3305&lon=-121.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230051969A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED IN OPEN FIELD AFTER DEVELOPING HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDING GEAR HIT BYSTANDER. NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 LAX93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA079), Dec 31, 1992: Piper PA-18-125 (N3872C), Herald, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE AND HIS FAILURE TO TAKE TIMELY REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT A HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.

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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