# Accident 19920316006449A: Piper PA32300, Columbus, MS, March 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1992, 06:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Airport: Columbus Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8202° N, 88.5499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8202&lon=-88.5499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16388, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16388-1992-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,148 total, 400 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316006449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW ROD ON CLIMBOUT. PARTIAL POWER. STALLED INTO TREES TURNING BACK. BEARINGS INDICATE OVERSPEED STRESS.

## 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 MIA92FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA099), Mar 16, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N16388), Aberdeen, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO INITIATE A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AT A LOW ALTITUDE FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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