# Accident 19940424047379A: Piper PA32260, Kellogg, ID, April 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1994, 13:35 local time
- Place: Kellogg, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5701° N, 116.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5701&lon=-116.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7659C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659C-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,130 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940424047379A

## Narrative

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

CAME OUT OF CLOUDS MINUS TAIL AND WINGS. VACUMN PUMP SIEZED. INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE ABRUPT PULL UP.HAD PARTIAL PANEL

## 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 SEA94FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA106), Apr 24, 1994: Piper PA-32-260 (N7659C), Kellogg, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHILE FLYING WITH PARTIAL PANEL, AND THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING EXCEEDED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## Other reports on N7659C (2)

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

- [Incident 19931231051719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231051719I), Dec 31, 1993: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Rapid City, SD. Aircraft encountered heavy icing and was unable to maintain altitude. Landed safely. Pilot did not receive airmets.
- [Incident 19790609014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014559I), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N7659C), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing, bounced, applied power, bounced again, nose gear collapsed.

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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