# Accident 19940304003549A: Piper PA28235, Jackpot, NV, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 21:40 local time
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Airport: Jackpot Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8796° N, 114.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8796&lon=-114.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9192W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9192W-1995-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 900 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003549A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED DUE LACK OF GROUND LIGHTS ON CROSSWIND TURNOUT. LEFT WING HIT GROUND. CARTWHEELED NO CURRENT 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 LAX94LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA148), Mar 4, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N9192W), Jackpot, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft after his loss of visual contact with outside references. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions and spatial…

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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