# Accident 19911206055139A: Piper PA28140, Lawrenceville, GA, December 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1991, 14:10 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9529° N, 83.9922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9529&lon=-83.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7411J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7411J-1992-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911206055139A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK FENCE AND DITCH LANDING. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE. ENGINE THREW TWO CONNECTING RODS.

## 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 MIA92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA039), Dec 6, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N7411J), Lawrenceville, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF NUMBERS 1,2, AND 3 CONNECTING RODS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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