# Accident 19920908035569A: Piper PA32RT300, Baker, CA, September 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Baker, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3101° N, 116.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3101&lon=-116.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20926, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20926-1995-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,601 total, 256 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908035569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT. HARD LANDING ON DIRT STRIP. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. GEAR SHEARED OFF. CONNECTING RODS BROKE.

## 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 LAX92LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA377), Sep 8, 1992: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N20926), Baker, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE UNKNOWN PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLES WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERBOOSTING OF THE ENGINE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE IN ADJUSTING 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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