# Accident 19920601017399A: Piper PA32R300, Round Lake, IL, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 08:00 local time
- Place: Round Lake, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3409° N, 88.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3409&lon=-88.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812PC-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,765 total, 600 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017399A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FIRE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. FORCE LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD AND BURNED. DID NOT TURN OFF MASTER SWITCH.

## 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 CHI92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA160), Jun 1, 1992: Piper PA-32R-300 (N812PC), Round Lake, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND THE FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR REASONS UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N812PC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771022033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022033679A), Oct 22, 1977: Piper PA32R300 (N812PC), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Plt clrd for tkof on 36,used closed rwy 7.struck construction site barrier.

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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