# Accident 19921226051809A: Piper PA28R200, New Port Richey, FL, December 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1992, 09:18 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Tampa Bay Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1409° N, 82.7791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1409&lon=-82.7791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343T-1994-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226051809A

## Narrative

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

POWERLINE GUIDE WIRE TRYING TO MAKE VOR APPROACH TO AIRPORT. VOR APPROACH NOTAMED OUT PRIOR. AFS DID NOT ADVISE.

## 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 MIA93FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA036), Dec 26, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5343T), Tarpon Springs, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINUMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) WHILE ON A NON-PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS)…

## Other reports on N5343T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780223000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223000979I), Feb 23, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N5343T), Cadiz, KY, Minor damage. Pilot taking off from runway with snow and ice patches, collapsed nosegear.

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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