# Accident 19920701023799A: Piper PA32R301T, Greenville, VA, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0005° N, 79.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0005&lon=-79.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8141H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 68 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701023799A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE BROKE.CRASH LANDED HILLY FIELD.1972 SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDED EXTRA FUEL LINE CLAMP.NONE WAS INSTALLED

## 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 BFO92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA083), Jul 1, 1992: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8141H), Greenville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR FUEL LINE RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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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