# Accident 19920507014149A: Piper PA24250, Falmouth, KY, May 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1992, 20:28 local time
- Place: Falmouth, KY
- Airport: Gene Snyder Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6702° N, 84.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6702&lon=-84.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7851P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7851P-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 206 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920507014149A

## Narrative

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

HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE QUIT AND RESTARTED. OVERSHOT NEAREST AIRPORT DOWNWIND. LEFT TANK FUEL LINE CAME OFF.

## 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 BFO92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA055), May 8, 1992: Piper PA-24-250 (N7851P), Falmouth, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE IN REFERENCE TO THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAK.

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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