# Accident 19940205003581A: Piper PA28235, Oakdale, CA, February 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7992° N, 120.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7992&lon=-120.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6171J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171J-2016-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,612 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205003581A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL STRUCK TOP OF N7597M THAT WAS ON LANDING FLARE UNAWARE UNTIL SKIDDING SIDEWAYS THRU WALL OF FIRE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7597M, Cessna 175: [Accident 19940205003582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940205003582A)

## 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 LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113), Feb 5, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N6171J), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, and his failure to adequately communicate his postion and intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. A factor in the accident was…

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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