# Accident 19920521015629A: Piper PA25260, Des Arc, AR, May 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XKFG
- Location: 34.9706° N, 91.4992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9706&lon=-91.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7354Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7354Z-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521015629A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND POWER LOSS. LANDED HARD COLLAPSING GEAR BROKEN EXHAUST STACK BURNED WIRES AND FUEL FILTER BOWL

## 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 FTW92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA138), May 21, 1992: Piper PA-25-260 (N7354Z), Des Arc, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE FAILED EXHAUST STACK RESULTANT FROM INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

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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