# Accident 19940305003689A: Piper PA23, Fairfield, AZ, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4741° N, 112.1354° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4741&lon=-112.1354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2142P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2142P-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,343 total, 190 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305003689A

## Narrative

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

CFI FEATHERED LEFT PROP INSTEAD THROTTLE FOR DEMO ENGINE OUT. UNABLE RAISE GEAR DUE PUMP ON SAME. WONT FLY DIRTY.

## 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 LAX94LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA153), Mar 5, 1994: Piper PA-23-180 (N2142P), Fairfield, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTROL INTO THE FEATHER POSITION, HIS DECISION TO BY-PASS SUITABLE LANDING SITES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AS…

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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