# Accident 19940725048099A: Piper PA28161, Naples, FL, July 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FIKS
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9236L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9236L-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725048099A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK LIGHT POLE WHILE FOLLOWING A FOLLOW ME TRUCK ON THE RAMP TO PARK.

## 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 MIA94LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA184), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N9236L), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN WINGTIP CLEARANCE WHILE TAXIING RESULTING IN THE ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE.

## Other reports on N9236L (2)

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

- [Accident 20131111022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131111022979A), Nov 11, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N9236L), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Received pre-flight instruction and preparation from his instructor, [privacy data omitted], as well as a dtc duats weather brieing on…
- [Incident 20011107034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107034729I), Nov 7, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N9236L), Indiantown, FL. (-23) Med date 01/15/2001- on a test flight of a newly overhauled engine @ 3500', the pilot experienced a drop in RPM of @300 followed by loss of oil pressure.…

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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