# Accident 19940404000349A: Piper PA28R200, White Plains, NY, April 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1994, 18:48 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0193° N, 73.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0193&lon=-73.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5335T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5335T-1994-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 192 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404000349A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON DOWNWIND. CAME IN TOO FAST ON FINAL. BEGAN GO AROUND. DITCHED IN LAKE. THROTTLE DISCONNECTED.

## 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 NYC94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA074), Apr 4, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5335T), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power as the result of a disconnected throttle cable, and the subsequent forced landing and ditching in water to avoid collision with trees.

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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