# Accident 19940417014319A: Piper PA24180, Nogales, AZ, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 14:08 local time
- Place: Nogales, AZ
- Airport: Nogales Int'L Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4507° N, 110.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4507&lon=-110.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6331P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6331P-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417014319A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A CLIMBING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. NEAR GROSS WT. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE WERE FACTORS FOR LIFT.

## 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 LAX94FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA193), Apr 17, 1994: Piper PA-24-180 (N6331P), Nogales, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: a failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N6331P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870501033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501033379I), May 1, 1987: Piper PA24 (N6331P), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. The gear collapsed during takeoff roll. Gear selector had been moved to up position by maintenance personnel.

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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