# Accident 19920801028649A: Piper PA28235, Honesdale, PA, August 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1992, 15:50 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5697° N, 75.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5697&lon=-75.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56692, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56692-1994-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801028649A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO GROUND IN VERTICAL BANK IN PATTERN FOR LANDING. HAD ACUTE ARTERY AND HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION.

## 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 NYC92FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA139), Aug 1, 1992: Piper PA-28-235 (N56692), Honesdale, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION AS A RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK.

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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