# Accident 19951115036529A: Piper PA22, La Grande, OR, November 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1995, 07:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3194° N, 118.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3194&lon=-118.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N932A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N932A-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,154 total, 611 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115036529A

## Narrative

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

BLOW OVER DURING ENGINE RUN UP FACING INTO SEVERE SURFACE WIND. REPORTED HIT BY WHIRLWIND. TOO MUCH WIND FOR TYPE.

## 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 SEA96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA017), Nov 15, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N932A), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING FLIGHT IN THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

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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