# Accident 19940630017249A: Piper PA22135, Delta Junction, AK, June 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1994, 21:54 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6996° N, 144.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6996&lon=-144.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510C-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 242 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630017249A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW AND SLOW OVER RIVER. ENGINE MISSING. WOBBLED STALLED. SPIRALLED INTO RIVER. WRECKAGE LOST IN RIVER.

## 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 ANC94FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA074), Jul 1, 1994: Piper PA-22 (N8510C), Delta Junction, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN.

## Other reports on N8510C (2)

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

- [Accident 19870907050489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907050489A), Sep 7, 1987: Piper PA22135 (N8510C), Iowa Ridge, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a Ridge during a downwind turn after takeoff. Wind reported at 70 gust to 80 knots.
- [Accident 19840605024099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840605024099A), Jun 5, 1984: Piper PA22135 (N8510C), Big Delta, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after switching fuel tanks. Nosed over on forced landing. Fuel selector in off position. Engine normal.

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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