# Accident 19921013041709A: Piper PA28140, Rosemead, CA, October 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1992, 06:11 local time
- Place: Rosemead, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0607° N, 118.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0607&lon=-118.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3940F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940F-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,103 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013041709A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN ADVERSE WEATHER. CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX93FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA011), Oct 13, 1992: Piper PA28-140 (N3940F), Rosemead, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVAILING LOW CEILING AND FOG.

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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