# Accident 19940406000379A: Piper PA32RT300, Smithville, TN, April 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1994, 22:58 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HTKA
- Location: 35.9502° N, 85.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9502&lon=-85.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9710C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9710C-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1K5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,631 total, 1,182 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406000379A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. PILOT HAD REPORTED ICE BUILDUP.

## 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 ATL94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA075), Apr 7, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9710C), Smithville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN RECENT WEATHER INFORMATION TO AVOID FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: MANAGEMENT-INDUCED PRESSURE AND THE ICING CONDITIONS.

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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