# Accident 19940707017799A: Piper PA23250, Arco, ID, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 08:45 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Airport: Arco-Butte County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6491° N, 113.2796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6491&lon=-113.2796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5919Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5919Y-1996-03-15) (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 IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,576 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017799A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF,ABORTED, TRIED AGAIN. DOOR OPENED,ROLLED LEFT. LEFT ENGINE MANIFOLD VALVE DIAPHRAM TORN

## 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 SEA94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA168), Jul 7, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N5919Y), Arco, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DIVERSION OF HIS ATTENTION OF CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE WHICH LED TO HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE…

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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