# Accident 19931214046869A: Piper PA32R300, Spokane, WA, December 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1993, 21:01 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VVRA
- Location: 47.6127° N, 117.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6127&lon=-117.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999VP-1997-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,256 total, 8 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931214046869A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED DURING LAST PART OF ILS APPROACH. WAS THIRD TRY. OTHER AIRCRAFT LANDED. NO 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 SEA94FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA040), Dec 15, 1993: Piper PA-32R-300 (N999VP), Spokane, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACH COURSE. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N999VP (1)

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

- [Incident 19930829039889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829039889I), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA32R300 (N999VP), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Pilot stated distracted with communication with tower. Failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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