# Accident 19921008041429A: Piper PA32260, Pulaski, VA, October 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1992, 20:28 local time
- Place: Pulaski, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0498° N, 80.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0498&lon=-80.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31953, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31953-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921008041429A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED INTO IMC A NIGHT. ASKED HELP. UNABLE HOLD HEADING. REPORT LOST GYROS. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 NYC93FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA012), Oct 9, 1992: Piper PA-32-260 (N31953), Pulaski, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.…

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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