# Accident 19940730019669A: Piper PA28161, Devore, CA, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 19:17 local time
- Place: Devore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2491° N, 117.3003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2491&lon=-117.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2500Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2500Y-1997-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 114 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730019669A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRONICS EN ROUTE. BECAME LOST. TRIED LAND ON A ROAD. OVERSHOT STRUCK WOOD POLE AND DITCH. ALTERNATOR QUIT.

## 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 LAX94LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA304), Jul 31, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N2500Y), Devore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: was the failure of the pilot to follow checklist and emergency procedures, which resulted in an improper decision to land on a dirt road within two miles of an airport.

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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