# Accident 19920911036532A: Piper PA32301, Indianapolis, IN, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 14:57 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6698° N, 86.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6698&lon=-86.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82419-1993-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,224 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036532A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N74FB WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT. FAILED TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC. DISTRACTED WITH PHOTO ACTIVITIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N74FB, Mtsbsi MU2B60: [Accident 19920911036531A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036531A)

## 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 DCA92MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA049), Sep 11, 1992: Piper PA-32-301 (N82419), Greenwood, IN, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF THE SEE-AND-AVOID CONCEPT OF SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES THAT PRECLUDED THE PILOTS OF THE MU-2 AND THE PA-32 FROM RECOGNIZING A COLLISION…

## Other reports on N82419 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880427021129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427021129I), Apr 27, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N82419), Indianapolis, IN. Fuel starvation at cruise altitude. Mismanagement of fuel tank selector handle a factor. Engine and fuel system ok.

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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