# Accident 19920625021769A: Piper PA60602P, Lancaster, PA, June 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1992, 17:34 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0301° N, 76.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0301&lon=-76.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700MM-2003-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-602P (registry code 7106015, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625021769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FAILED TO ABORT. CATAPAULTED OFF END RUNWAY. BOTH TURBOCHARGERS HAD FAILED.

## 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 NYC92LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA127), Jun 25, 1992: Piper PA-60-602P (N700MM), Lancaster, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGERS BEARINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT DEGRADATION OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

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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