# Accident 19920905035389A: Piper PA60602P, Georgetown, DE, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 12:37 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6894° N, 75.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6894&lon=-75.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3647T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3647T-1993-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 104 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035389A

## Narrative

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

STALLED OUT OF A SLOW SPEED STEEPLY BANKED TURN AFTER BEING TOO HIGH FOR STRAIGHT IN LANDING ON VOR APPROACH.

## 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 BFO92FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA125), Sep 5, 1992: Piper PA-60-602P (N3647T), Georgetown, DE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS…

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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