# Accident 19931204045969A: Piper PA18150, Payson, AZ, December 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1993, 11:48 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1899° N, 111.1697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1899&lon=-111.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4417Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417Z-2000-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 37 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931204045969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN A CANYON. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. PILOT USED DEPRESSANT DRUG. IMPAIRS MENTAL PHYSICAL.

## 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 LAX94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA065), Dec 4, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N4417Z), Payson, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT IMPAIRMENT…

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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