# Accident 19940521011999A: Piper PA28235, Wingate, TX, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Wingate, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0392° N, 100.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0392&lon=-100.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8895W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895W-1998-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 16,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011999A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OVER TREES ON TAKEOFF DROPPED A WING. COLLIDED WITH TREES. SHORT STRIP. APPEARED BEHIND POWER CURVE.

## 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 FTW94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA168), May 21, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8895W), Wingate, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE WIND, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CORRECTIONS.

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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