# Accident 19920202001599A: Piper PA28140, Sandstone, MN, February 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sandstone, MN
- Airport: Sandstone Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1194° N, 92.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1194&lon=-92.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56750, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56750) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001599A

## Narrative

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

ON ABORTED LANDING DEER STRUCK AIRPLANE. GASCOLATOR DAMAGED. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. FUEL STARVATION. CRASHED.

## 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 CHI92LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA086), Feb 2, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N56750), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLISION WITH THE DEER, THE DAMAGE TO THE GASCOLATOR WHICH RESULTED FROM THE COLLISION AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING AFTER THE COLLISION.

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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