# Accident 19940619018759A: Piper PA23250, Blowing Rock, NC, June 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Blowing Rock, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1198° N, 81.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1198&lon=-81.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63872-1999-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619018759A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWED BY US CUSTOMS OVER CUBA TO BLOWING ROCK NC WHERE IT SETTLED INTO TREES AND BURNED. ILLEGAL DRUGS ON BOARD.

## 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 ATL94LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA124), Jun 19, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N63872), Blowing Rock, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (REMOTE, WOODED, MOUNTAINOUS) FOR AN INTENTIONAL CRASH LANDING.

## Other reports on N63872 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830128008439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128008439I), Jan 28, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N63872), Minneapolis, MN. Propeller started to overspeed. Reduced airspeed to bring under control. Found propeller low on nitrogen.

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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