# Accident 19920122000859A: Piper PA28140, Lake Dallas, TX, January 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Hidden Valley Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1909° N, 97.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1909&lon=-97.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107EH-2006-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920122000859A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED RETURN BUT LANDED OFF AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMEROUS ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW92LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA059), Jan 22, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N107EH), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FOULED SPARK PLUGS, LOOSE SPARK PLUG IGNITION LEAD, EXHAUST LEAK, AND CYLINDER LEAK. FACTORS WERE AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION, POOR MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION BY THE PILOT WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL…

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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