# Accident 19940709017909A: Piper PA22135, Leavenworth, WA, July 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1994, 13:20 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Airport: Lake Wenatche State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8094° N, 120.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8094&lon=-120.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3645A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3645A-1996-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709017909A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT ROUGH STRIP AT GROSS WEIGHT. HIGH TEMP. NO WIND 75 FT TREES. 2400 FT STRIP.LACKED PERFORMANCE

## 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 SEA94FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA174), Jul 9, 1994: Piper PA-22-135 (N3645A), Leavenworth, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE RUNWAY CONDITION (WITH AREAS OF SOFT OR UNEVEN TERRAIN AND TALL GRASS), AND…

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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