# Accident 19920917037089A: Piper PA32RT300T, Pullman, MI, September 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1992, 10:47 local time
- Place: Pullman, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4805° N, 86.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4805&lon=-86.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39652-1995-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917037089A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND ICING IN CLOUDS EN ROUTE. LOST CONTROL. BROKE UP, FORECAST ICING,TURBULENCE GIVEN PILOT.

## 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 CHI92FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA280), Sep 17, 1992: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39652), Pullman, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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