# Accident 19920813031279A: Piper PA25235, Wallington, OH, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wallington, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3106° N, 81.8290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3106&lon=-81.8290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4654Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4654Y-1996-09-06) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,690 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031279A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE DIVED INTO GROUND ON TOW AT 300 FT AGL. GLIDER RELEASED AND LANDED SAFE. PILOT HAD ACUTE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

## 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 NYC92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA160), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA-25 (N4654Y), Wallington, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO ACUTE CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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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