# Accident 19920412009659A: Piper PA28140, Young Harris, GA, April 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1992, 20:50 local time
- Place: Young Harris, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5907° N, 83.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5907&lon=-83.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7248J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7248J-1993-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412009659A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED CIRCLING LOW ALTITUDE IN VALLEY BELOW HILLS. STRUCK TREES. NO POWER ON IMPACT. RUSTY ENGINE INOP FOR YEAR.

## 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 ATL92FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA076), Apr 12, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N7248J), Young Harris, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS 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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