# Accident 19940116000389A: Piper PA24250, Ratcliff, TX, January 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1994, 12:58 local time
- Place: Ratcliff, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3898° N, 95.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3898&lon=-95.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6522P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6522P-1994-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 717 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116000389A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. OBSERVED IN DIVE TO IMPACT IN WOODED AREA. WING AND TAIL SECTION SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA065), Jan 16, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N6522P), Ratcliff, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ALLOWED IT TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN STRESS LIMITS, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE STABILATORS AND RIGHT OUTBOARD WING SECTION.

## Other reports on N6522P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780210005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210005789I), Feb 10, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6522P), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in rain and with a moderate crosswind.

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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