# Accident 19920527016689A: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, May 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1992, 20:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4900° N, 80.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4900&lon=-80.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5830U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5830U-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,094 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527016689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT UNKNOWN TO CFI TURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF. CRASHED INTO NURSERY. FUEL LINE BLOCKED BY RUST. UNABLE RESTART

## 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 MIA92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA129), May 28, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N5830U), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOLLOWING PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF A FUEL LINE. 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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