Piper PA-28-181 accident near Missing, April 20, 1992
On April 20, 1992 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-181, registered N4319N, was destroyed in an accident near Missing. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
UNDETERMINED.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 20, 1992 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Missing
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · all PA-28-181s on the register
- Registration
- N4319N · no longer on the register · serial 28-8490009
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT & ACFT WERE SEEN ON 4/19/92 AT THE INVERNESS ARPT, INVERNESS, FLORIDA, AT 1300 EDT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT LOCATED DURING A RAMP SEARCH THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT 0900. THE ACFT WAS NOT SEEN DEPARTING. THE PLT WAS REPORTED MISSING THE MORNING OF THE 20TH BY HIS SECRETARY. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY THE CAP BUT CALLED OFF 3 DAYS LATER BY THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (AFRCC) LOCATED IN ILLINOIS, DUE TO POSSIBLE CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT. THE PLT ADVISED HIS FATHER THAT A CONTRACT WAS OUT TO KILL HIM. HE ALSO HAD BEEN THREATENED. THE MISSING PLT WORKED FOR A COLLECTION AGENCY WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING WITH ANOTHER FIRM. HE ADVISED HIS FATHER HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPUTATION OF THE FIRM & WAS CONSIDERING BACKING OUT OF THE DEAL. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED & IS PRESUMED TO BE DESTROYED. THE PLT IS PRESUMED TO BE FATALLY INJURED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 80 hours in all; 41 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: X40 Inverness FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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