# Accident 19920816031979A: Piper PA32301T, Kit Carson, CO, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 20:50 local time
- Place: Kit Carson, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7605° N, 102.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7605&lon=-102.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8175Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175Z-1993-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 193 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031979A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM. EXCEEDED DESIGN LIMITS. AIRFRAME FAILED. PRIOR IFR INTO THUNDERSTORM AREAS REPORTED.

## 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 DEN92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA085), Aug 17, 1992: Piper PA-32-301T (N8175Z), Kit Carson, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL…

## Other reports on N8175Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19840514046359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514046359I), May 14, 1984: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. Missed the taxiway transition after turning off runway and struck a ditch. Taxi boundaries and exits not lighted.
- [Incident 19830128007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128007869I), Jan 28, 1983: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), El Paso, TX. Massive engine failure en route. Landed on highway. Oil cooler line loose. No oil in engine. Rods broke crankcase.

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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