# Accident 19920426015409A: Piper PA32RT300, Vallejo, CA, April 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1992, 12:17 local time
- Place: Vallejo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0900° N, 122.2502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0900&lon=-122.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31557, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31557-1994-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,116 total, 34 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426015409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON SURVEY FOR U.S. COAST GUARD. STRUCK FENCE AND POWER POLE LANDING. DEFECTIVE FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 LAX92LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA189), Apr 26, 1992: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31557), Vallejo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SERVO DIAPHRAGM STEM WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL INTERRUPTION TO THE ENGINE. HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AND UTILITY POLE IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA WERE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO 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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