# Accident 19930905039899A: Piper PA30, Bryce Canyon, UT, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 07:30 local time
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
- Airport: Bryce Canyon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7169° N, 112.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7169&lon=-112.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148Y-2000-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,499 total, 198 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905039899A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. DENSITY ALTLITUDE FACTOR

## 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 SEA93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA191), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N7148Y), Bryce Canyon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE FORCED LANDING WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND ROUGH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N7148Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840124010899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124010899I), Jan 24, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7148Y), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Landed long from an ILS approach. Left brake locked during heavy braking. Struck runway lights.

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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