- Date
- July 20, 1992, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Norwalk, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7727JPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920720035709A
- Case key
- 11824
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot and front seat passenger who was also a pilot, the engine suddenly lost power during approach to landing. The aircraft was force landed in a field. As it rolled out it struck several tree trunks. Fuel was found in the aircaft wing tanks and carburetor. The examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of of mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7727J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-1129
- Airframe hours
- 3,435
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vernon E. Kampman
- Registered owner
- Vernon E. Kampman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- OH21 · Norwalk, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.