# Accident 19940311004859A: Piper PA28180, Santa Monica, CA, March 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1994, 18:49 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0294° N, 118.4308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0294&lon=-118.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8129W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8129W-1996-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 233 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311004859A

## Narrative

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

COWLING CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF WAS STRUCK BY PROP. PILOT TRIED RETURN BUT STRUCK POWERLINES AND HOUSED. BURNED.

## 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 LAX94FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA159), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N8129W), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the upper engine compartment cowl to remain attached to the lower cowl during initial climb as a result of inadequate maintenance and replacement practices by the aircraft owner.

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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