# Accident 19940529012719A: Piper PA22, Kill Devil Hill, NC, May 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0094° N, 75.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0094&lon=-75.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1665A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1665A-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 873 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529012719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN A CROSSWIND.

## 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 ATL94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA109), May 29, 1994: Piper PA-22\20 (N1665A), Kill Devil Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N1665A (2)

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

- [Incident 19960607018489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607018489I), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA22 (N1665A), Portmouth, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 7, 1996, at 1900 local time, a Piper PA-22/20, N1665A, landed at Hampton Roads Airport, chesapeake, Virginia. After landing, a gust of wind…
- [Accident 19880803029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803029979A), Aug 3, 1988: Piper PA22 (N1665A), Harrisonburg, VA, Substantial damage. Encountered clouds. En route at night. Elected land on lighted strip. Actuall turkey barns. Stalled avoiding wires.

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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