# Accident 19920716025739A: Piper PA32R301T, Shafter, CA, July 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5400° N, 118.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5400&lon=-118.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716025739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER SWITCH TO LEFT TANK. WENT BACK TO RIGHT. NO RESTART. CRASH LANDED.WHY NO RESTART UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX92LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA299), Jul 16, 1992: Piper PA-32R-301T (N327PL), Shafter, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE PIC'S AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO USE THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N327PL (2)

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

- [Incident 19990509014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509014389I), May 9, 1999: Piper PA32R301 (N327PL), Heber Springs, AR, Minor damage. On may 9, 1999, around 2000 p.m., notification of aircraft N327PL a pa 32-301, made a gear up landing at Heber Springs airport. No injuries reported. Arrived…
- [Incident 19960403021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403021029I), Apr 3, 1996: Piper PA32R301 (N327PL), Conway, AR. Narrative: took off lit - climbing thru 4000 ft., noticed engine sounding less than normal. Asked for flight level 4500 ft. leveled off, and noticed manifold…

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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