# Accident 19940101000019A: Piper PA46310P, Destin, FL, January 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4006° N, 86.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4006&lon=-86.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243KW-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,262 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940101000019A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING VFR IN MARGINAL CEILING AND VISIBILITY AFTER ASR APPROACH. INDICATES AIRSPEED NOT MAINTAINED. STALLED.

## 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 MIA94FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA044), Jan 1, 1994: Piper PA-46-310P (N243KW), Destin, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AIRSPEED NOT MAINTAINED, INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH, AND ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FROM THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHILE CIRCLING FOR LANDING.

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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