# Accident 19911004045139A: Piper PA24260, Sanford, NC, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 14:40 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Sanford-Lee County Brick Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4701° N, 79.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4701&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8839P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8839P-1993-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 610 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO DEFECTS EXCEPT CLOGGED INJECTOR AND FUEL SELECTOR O RING.

## 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 ATL92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA002), Oct 4, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N8839P), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.

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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