# Accident 19920720035709A: Piper PA32260, Norwalk, OH, July 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Norwalk, OH
- Airport: Norwalk-Huron County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2394° N, 82.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2394&lon=-82.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7727J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7727J-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720035709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. STRUCK BERM AND TREE STUMPS LANDING SHORT. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR CIING.

## 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 BFO92LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA107), Jul 20, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N7727J), Norwalk, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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