# Accident 19920803028799A: Piper PA25235, Karval, CO, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Karval, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 103.5291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-103.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635L-1992-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,854 total, 1,315 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASHED AND BURNED.CONTROLLABLE PROP CHANGED TO FIXED. FAILED DRILL HOLE IN PLUG. BLEW PLUG OUT.

## 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 DEN92LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA080), Aug 3, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N8635L), Karval, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSTALLATION. A FACTOR WAS: LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8635L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780623027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623027849A), Jun 23, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N8635L), WY, Substantial damage

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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