# Accident 19940731019689A: Piper PA28R200, Fort Wayne, IN, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 09:16 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32736-1995-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,503 total, 590 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731019689A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG. LOST POWER. UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. NR1 CYLINDER HEAD FRACTURED.

## 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 CHI94LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA256), Jul 31, 1994: Piper PA-28-200 (N32736), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of the number one cylinder.

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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