# Accident 19920828034129A: Piper PA28140, Atwater, CA, August 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Atwater Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3209° N, 120.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3209&lon=-120.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7250F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7250F-1993-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 150 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828034129A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND. OVERSHOT STRIKING TWO FENCES. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX92LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA369), Aug 29, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N7250F), Atwater, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOTS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. FACTORS IN 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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