# Accident 19920209002469A: Piper PA32R301, New York, NY, February 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1992, 16:22 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7195° N, 73.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7195&lon=-73.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9147J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9147J-1993-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,162 total, 480 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920209002469A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE. ELECTED LAND ON ROAD. HIT POWER POLE. BLACK SMOKE SEEN BY WITNESS. NO DEFECT.

## 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 NYC92LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA057), Feb 9, 1992: Piper PA-32R-301 (N9147J), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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