# Accident 19920822032819A: Raven S66A, Hopkinton, MA, August 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1992, 08:48 local time
- Place: Hopkinton, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2256° N, 71.5241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkinton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2256&lon=-71.5241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28267-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-66A (registry code 7486066, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 270 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032819A

## Narrative

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

FORCED DOWN INTO TREES AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. ONE HOUR FLIGHT STRETCHED TO TWO HOURS. LACKED SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

## 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 NYC92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA177), Aug 22, 1992: Aerostar AX-9 (N28267), Hopkinton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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