# Accident 19940206001479A: Piper PA32RT300, Key West, FL, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 00:07 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626CN-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001479A

## Narrative

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

DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ON APPROACH. WRECKAGE INDICATES LOST CONTROL PRIOR IMPACT. NO SURFACE LIGHTS IN AREA.

## 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 MIA94FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA067), Feb 6, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N626CN), Sugarloaf Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PERFORM A VISUAL LOOKOUT AND MAINTAIN HIS ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT, OVER WATER, VISUAL DESCENT.

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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