# Accident 19920417010309A: Piper PA23250, Hamburg, PA, April 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1992, 00:56 local time
- Place: Hamburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CEHA
- Location: 40.5509° N, 75.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5509&lon=-75.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62774, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62774-1995-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,397 total, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920417010309A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH. STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. FAILED TO NOTE UNSAFE ALTITUDE OR HAVE A VIABLE ALTERNATE AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC92FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA079), Apr 17, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N62774), Hamburg, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION, HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER IFR PROCEDURES, AND AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING 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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