# Accident 19921025046339A: Piper PA30, Hillsboro, TX, October 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1992, 19:20 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0000° N, 97.1103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0000&lon=-97.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7629Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7629Y-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025046339A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES. CRASH LANDED AT FREEWAY EXIT. NO FUEL ON BOARD. MISCACULATED FUEL QUANITY ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 FTW93LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA023), Oct 26, 1992: Piper PA-30 (N7629Y), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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