Piper PA-18-150 N7894P
19 September 1992 · Smoot, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1992 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7894P, operated by Bayorek, Barry E., was involved in an accident near Smoot, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smoot, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.6195, -110.9194
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N7894P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bayorek, Barry E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Afton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAYED GO-AROUND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT IN COMMAND INITIATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A RIDGETOP (AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE PASSENGER). THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ROUGH TERRAIN, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELLING TOO FAST TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING TREES IN THE LANDING PATH BUT TOO SLOW TO FLY OUT. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT DOWNSLOPE DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE WITH GROUND IMPACT FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-18 | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | Deacon, Nelson H. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Michael L. King | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Kastner, Kenneth D. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-18 | Ft Walton Beach, Florida, United States | Boomer Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Soccastee, South Carolina, United States | Sky Signs, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Banner Advertising | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1992 | Cessna 150K | Moran Junction, Wyoming, United States | Kohut, Robert J. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1992 | Croy KR-2M | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Croy, Jana M. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1992 | Cessna 182K | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Wolfe, Gerald D. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1992 | Cessna 172 | McKinnon, Wyoming, United States | Mitchell, Darrell A. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1992 | Navion H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Eckert, Edwin J. | Minor injuries | - |
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