# Accident 19920908035559A: Piper PA60601P, Aurora, IN, September 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1992, 15:40 local time
- Place: Aurora, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0598° N, 84.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0598&lon=-84.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717BB-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908035559A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PORPOISING AUTOPILOT. DEPARTED WITH INTENTION ADJUST IN AIR. LOST BOTH WINGS OUTSIDE ENGINES. OVERSTRESSED

## 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 CHI92FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA267), Sep 8, 1992: Piper PA-61-601P (N717BB), Aurora, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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