# Accident 19940310004849A: Piper PA32R301T, Napa, CA, March 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1994, 18:57 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5490° N, 122.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5490&lon=-122.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3562C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3562C-1995-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 494 total, 209 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310004849A

## Narrative

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

SCUD RUNNING AT NIGHT. STRUCK CLOUD AND FOG OBSCURED WIRES AND HILLY TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX94FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA157), Mar 11, 1994: Piper PA-32R-301T (N3562C), Napa, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an en route descent altitude profile inadequate to clear all terrain along his intended flight path, and, his inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors in the…

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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