# Accident 19940624016709A: Piper PA31325, West Palm Beach, FL, June 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1994, 09:05 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5801° N, 80.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5801&lon=-80.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27872-1998-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940624016709A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON LOW CLIMBING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. LOW MEL TIME. 3 HRS IN TYPE. WITNESS REPORT ROUGH ENGINES. UNVERIFIED.

## 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 MIA94FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA167), Jun 24, 1994: Piper PA-31-325 (N27872), Lantana, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER EXPERIENCING REDUCED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED.…

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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