# Accident 19921025045369A: Piper PA32300, Fort Pierce, FL, October 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1992, 10:22 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4991° N, 80.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4991&lon=-80.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38800-2026-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025045369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL. CHOSE LANDING NEARBY CANAL. FUEL SERVO RESTRICTED BY FERROUS METAL ON AIR SIDE.

## 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 MIA93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA012), Oct 25, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N38800), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL CONTAMINATION BY FERROUS METAL PARTICLES THAT PREVENTED THE FUEL SERVO FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE ORIGIN OF THE…

## Other reports on N38800 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970726019689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726019689A), Jul 26, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N38800), Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Developed a rough running engine, unable to maintain altitude, made emergency landing, ran into a rice paddy. (-23) inspector neal sowers (stl FSDO), was…

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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