# Accident 19920813031479A: Piper PA28R180, Bradford, NY, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 16:57 local time
- Place: Bradford, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3709° N, 77.0994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3709&lon=-77.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AE-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031479A

## Narrative

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

ON VOR APPROACH. REPORTED LOST GYROS FOUND DAYS LATER. GYRO HORIZEN INOP DUE FILTER CLOGGED. UNABLE PARTIAL PANEL.

## 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 NYC92FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA161), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA-28R-180 (N44AE), Bradford, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON IN IMC THAT RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE ORIENTATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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