# Accident 19940312004989A: Piper PA22160, Columbia, SC, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9995° N, 81.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9995&lon=-81.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8647D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8647D-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312004989A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. ELECTRICAL TAPE IN CARBURETOR BOWL. ON RECENT ANNUAL TAPE NOT DETECTED

## 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 ATL94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA061), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA-22-160 (N8647D), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The poor inspection of the aircraft during the annual inspection by maintenance personnel. A factor in the accident was the foreign object found in the carburetor bowl.

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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