# Accident 19940719018889A: Piper PA28140, Traverse City, MI, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 20:20 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7604° N, 85.6995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7604&lon=-85.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255N-1999-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018889A

## Narrative

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

INIMAL INFO. INDICATES A STALL ON CLIMBOUT. NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 CHI94LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA234), Jul 20, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N8255N), Traverse, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: poor preflight planning and preparation by the pilot for not calculating the weight and balance of his airplane before departure. Factors associated with the accident were the airplane's weight and…

## Other reports on N8255N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880301013249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301013249I), Mar 1, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. On flareout, wind caught the aircraft. Caused pilot to make a hard landing. Failed to compensate for wind gusts.

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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