# Accident 19940125001059A: Piper PA28161, Bethel, PA, January 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4693° N, 76.2896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4693&lon=-76.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28767, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28767-1994-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125001059A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT. IMC PREVAILED. MOUNTAINS OBSCURED. FAILED CLIMB AND FILE IFR.

## 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 BFO94FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA034), Jan 25, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N28767), Bethel, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot attempting visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot not maintaining clearance from objects/terrain.

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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