# Accident 19921214050089A: Piper PA31P, Oceanside, CA, December 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2002° N, 117.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2002&lon=-117.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55UF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55UF-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921214050089A

## Narrative

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

DIVE INTO OCEAN AFTER ATC RECEIVED TRIM OUT NO POWER TRANSMISSION FROM PILOT. UNABLE TO DEFINE EXACT PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA066), Dec 14, 1992: Piper PA-31P (N55UF), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH THE OCEAN DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON (S).

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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