# Accident 19920123000919A: Piper PA34200T, Columbus, OH, January 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1992, 04:35 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0105° N, 82.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0105&lon=-82.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8434H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8434H-2009-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 899 total, 38 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123000919A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED GEAR UP IN HAYFIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 BFO92LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA024), Jan 23, 1992: Piper PA-34-200T (N8434H), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION IN BOTH ENGINES, DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE ENGINE OR FUEL CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N8434H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901228056339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056339I), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA34220T (N8434H), Skaneateles, NY, Minor damage. Both engines stopped operating inflight. Emergency landing in pasture.

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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