# Accident 19940217023899A: Piper PA28140, Stockbridge, GA, February 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Airport: Berry Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5405° N, 84.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5405&lon=-84.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98321-1997-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,438 total, 300 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940217023899A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STEEP TURN TO MISS TREES. HARD IMPACT. HAD WASHED AIRCRAFT. PAPER OIL FILTER WATER SOAKED.

## 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 ATL94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA049), Feb 17, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N98321), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE INDUCTION AIR FILTER BECAUSE OF WATER SOAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY WASH THE AIRCRAFT.

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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