# Accident 19920412039429A: Piper PA28R200, Narrows, VA, April 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1992, 13:50 local time
- Place: Narrows, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3307° N, 80.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3307&lon=-80.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16540-1992-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 340 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412039429A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO KNOWN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL. DIVED INTO A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN TOP. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 NYC92FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA078), Apr 12, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N16540), Narrows, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING,…

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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