# Accident 20110708016679A: Piper PA-22-108, Frazer Park, CA, July 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2011, 13:15 local time
- Place: Frazer Park, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7378° N, 119.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7378&lon=-119.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4901Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4901Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110708016679A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/08/2011, N4901Z COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO OUT CLIMB ASCENDING TERRAIN IN A CANYON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BECOME LOST WHILE USING A MAP AND A GPS UNIT. WHILE TRYING TO GAIN HIS BEARING HE TURNED UP A CLIMBING CANYON RESULTING IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR11LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA318), Jul 8, 2011: Piper PA-22-108 (N4901Z), Frazier Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s geographic disorientation, which resulted in an off-airport precautionary landing in soft terrain and a subsequent nose over.

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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