# Accident 19920717025929A: Piper PA28R201T, Tool, TX, July 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1992, 16:22 local time
- Place: Tool, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4300° N, 96.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4300&lon=-96.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6959C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959C-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717025929A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP INFLIGHT IN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WAS ADVISED TO STAY ON GROUND. SEVERE WEATHER SIGMETS ISSUED.

## 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 FTW92FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA180), Jul 17, 1992: Piper PA-28R-201T (N6959C), Tool, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME AS A RESULT OF FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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