# Accident 19940514010869A: Piper PA28R200, San Antonio, TX, May 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1994, 23:04 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5296° N, 98.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5296&lon=-98.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56971-1995-08-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940514010869A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT FROM ILS. PROCEEDED VFR TO HOME STRIP. TURBULENT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. ENCOUNTERED MICRO BURST. FORCED DOWN

## 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 FTW94LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA157), May 15, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56971), San Antonio, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS A FACTOR.

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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