# Accident 19920722026789A: Piper PA28R201T, Las Vegas, NV, July 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1992, 11:52 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0807° N, 115.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0807&lon=-115.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3074F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074F-1993-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 752 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. LANDED IN EMPTY LOT. OIL DRAIN PLUG IN BOTTOM OF COW NOT SAFETIED. RECENT ENGINE OVERHAUL.

## 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 LAX92LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA312), Jul 22, 1992: Piper PA-28R-201T (N3074F), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO SAFETY THE ENGINE OIL DRAIN PLUG AND THE POOR ENGINE OVERHAUL. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE: OIL STARVATION; THE FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING RODS;…

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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