# Accident 19920803028779A: Piper PA24400, Darlington, SC, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Darlington, SC
- Airport: Darlington County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3809° N, 79.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3809&lon=-79.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8620P-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028779A

## Narrative

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

REPORT MAGNETO PROBLEM. VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES 3 MILES OUT. DENSE FOG IN AREA. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 ATL92FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA152), Aug 3, 1992: Piper PA-24-400 (N8620P), Dovesville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS FOG.

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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