# Accident 19940711018189A: Piper PA23160, Hampton, GA, July 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1994, 14:13 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3807° N, 84.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3807&lon=-84.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3381P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3381P-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 25 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018189A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED UP AND OVER THEN CRASHED. WATER IN FUEL. FUEL CAPS LOOSE. HEAVY RAIN ON RAMP.

## 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 ATL94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA136), Jul 11, 1994: Piper PA-23-160 (N3381P), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED THAT RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION…

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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