# Accident 19911107049979A: Piper PA24, Engelhard, NC, November 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Engelhard, NC
- Airport: Hyde County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5407° N, 76.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5407&lon=-76.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7120P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7120P-1994-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911107049979A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF INTO UNLIGHTED AREA IN DARK NIGHT DESCENDED INTO TREES. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 ATL92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA020), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA-24 (N7120P), Engelhard, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK, NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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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