# Accident 19930109000259A: Piper PA22150, La Pointe, WI, January 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: La Pointe, WI
- Airport: Madeline Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8097° N, 90.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8097&lon=-90.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7057B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057B-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930109000259A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT LOST HORIZON OVER FROZEN LAKE DUE TO HAZE. DRAGGED WING ON ICE AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA067), Jan 9, 1993: Piper PA-22-150 (N7057B), La Pointe, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.

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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