# Accident 19940318005849A: Piper PA60601P, Pottstown, PA, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 11:26 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Limerick Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1795° N, 75.5292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1795&lon=-75.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36444-1996-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 19,950 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005849A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED LEFT WING LOW AND CARTWHEELED. ICE ON AIRFRAME. USING MEDICAL IMPAIRING DRUGS.

## 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 NYC94FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA065), Mar 18, 1994: Piper Aerostar 601P (N36444), Limerick, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT ICE WAS PROPERLY REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE BEFORE FLIGHT, POSSIBLY DUE TO IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT CAUSED BY A PRESCRIPTION DRUG (VALIUM) THAT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR…

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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