# Accident 19940107000229A: Piper PA34200, Vacherie, LA, January 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Vacherie, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QRYA
- Location: 29.9602° N, 90.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9602&lon=-90.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1063U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1063U-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 90 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107000229A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES TRIED FOR ROAD BUT DOWNWIND DIVERTED TO FIELD. HIT POLE LANDING. RAN INTO CANAL. OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA063), Jan 7, 1994: Piper PA-34-200 (N1063U), Vacherie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1063U (1)

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

- [Incident 19891112062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112062039I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N1063U), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Aircraft skidded off runway.

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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