Piper PA-22-150 N5950D

Summary

On 19 January 1986 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5950D was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 January 1986 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar City, Utah, United States

Coordinates

37.5897, -113.1897

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N5950D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beryl Junction → Parowan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA067

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY AIR ENTERING THE COCKPIT. THE PLT SAID HE INITIALLY REDUCED PWR, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN NO VISUAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND, HE ADDED PWR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT & NOTICED SOME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FABRIC AT THE TOP OF THE OUTSIDE WINDSCREEN HAD SEPARATED & FORMED A LARGE SCOOP AREA. AD 74-17-04 WHICH REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF PIPER SERVICE KIT # 754-404, HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.