# Accident 19921130048359A: Piper PA24, Martinsville, VA, November 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1992, 16:49 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 36.6835° N, 79.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6835&lon=-79.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8670P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670P-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921130048359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8670P (1)

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

- [Accident 19880906065179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906065179A), Sep 6, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N8670P), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit turning final struck wires and crashed into a canal. Had depleted mains with auxiliary tanks full.

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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