# Accident 19920812031209A: Piper PA32260, Randleman, NC, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: Randleman, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8095° N, 79.7998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8095&lon=-79.7998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3544W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3544W-1995-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 48 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. SLID INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. NO TRACTION DUE WET GRASS. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MIA92LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA162), Aug 12, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N3544W), Randleman, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO A TANK WITH FUEL, AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

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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