# Accident 19921002039999A: Piper PA24250, Aliceville, AL, October 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1992, 08:45 local time
- Place: Aliceville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1197° N, 88.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1197&lon=-88.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8548P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8548P-1993-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 684 total, 19 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002039999A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. DAMAGED ON FORCED LANDING IN A CLEARING. FOUND FUEL LINE SEPARATED FROM FUEL INJECTOR.

## 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 ATL93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA001), Oct 2, 1992: Piper PA-24-260 (N8548P), Aliceville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL INJECTOR DURING THE ENGINE INSTALLATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N8548P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910102002469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102002469I), Jan 2, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N8548P), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Electrical power failure. Landing gear collapsed on rollout and power returned.

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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