# Accident 19920214003089A: Piper PA32301, Newark, OH, February 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1992, 09:15 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Airport: Newark-Heath Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0209° N, 82.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0209&lon=-82.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4380T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4380T-1992-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 225 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214003089A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON RNAV APPROACH. MODERATE CLEAR ICING IN AREA. AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITION

## 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 NYC92FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA059), Feb 14, 1992: Piper PA-32-301 (N4380T), Heath, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE WAS THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO COMPLETE THE FIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND TO DEVIATE FROM THE…

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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