# Accident 19940316005549A: Piper PA32300, Albuquerque, NM, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 19:55 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1892° N, 106.5007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1892&lon=-106.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8933N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8933N-1994-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316005549A

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT IFR PRACTICE STRUCK POWER LINES. CFI TOOK OVER. ADDED POWER HIT MORE WIRES. TOO LOW ON ILS APPROACH.

## 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 FTW94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA100), Mar 17, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N8933N), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI RATED SECOND PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE ILS GLIDESLOPE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT AND LACK OF SUPERVISION.

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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