# Accident 19940208001639A: Piper PA32R300, Vicksburg, MS, February 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1994, 22:35 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MS
- Airport: Vicksburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3206° N, 90.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3206&lon=-90.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1645H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1645H-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 33 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940208001639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON DARK NIGHT APPROACH. GENERATOR HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. LANDING LIGHT PITOT HEAT ON BATTERY POWER.

## 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 MIA94FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA069), Feb 9, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1645H), Vicksburg, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH WHILE ON A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH RESULTING IN THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO 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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