# Accident 19940609014592A: Piper PA28161, Banning, CA, June 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9508° N, 116.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9508&lon=-116.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4512Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512Z-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 77 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609014592A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSS COUNTRY COLLIDED WITH N6383H. OBSERVED BEGIN EVASIVE MANEUVER PRIOR COLLISION. BOTH SPIRALED TO GROUND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6383H, Cessna T207A: [Accident 19940609014591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940609014591A)

## 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 LAX94FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA243), Jun 9, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N4512Z), Banning, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. THE HAZE 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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