# Accident 19921031047079A: Piper PA28RT201T, Ft Riley, KS, October 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1992, 23:00 local time
- Place: Ft Riley, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0908° N, 96.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0908&lon=-96.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3563Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3563Z-1995-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031047079A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN ARROW FOUND CRASHED AND BURNED. RESIDENTS HEARD LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT AT NIGHT IN LOW CLOUDS, FOG, SLEET, RAIN

## 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 CHI93FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA036), Oct 31, 1992: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N3563Z), Ft. Riley, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-CURRENT STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE OPERATING AT NIGHT, IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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