# Accident 19920904035449A: Piper PA32260, Moran, MI, September 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: Moran, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0396° N, 84.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0396&lon=-84.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5572J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5572J-1995-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 101 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904035449A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED OUT OF FUEL ON MAYDAY CALL. STALL MUSHED INTO WEED GROWN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. OTHERS EMPTY.

## 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 CHI92LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA265), Sep 5, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N5572J), Moran, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER SELECTION OF FUEL TANK RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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