# Accident 19940806020389A: Piper PA34200T, Salmon, ID, August 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1994, 23:00 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Lemhi County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GAJA
- Location: 44.9999° N, 113.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9999&lon=-113.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47671-1996-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 200 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806020389A

## Narrative

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

DISORIENTED ON FINAL BELEIVED TOO HIGH BUT TOO LOW. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT FATIGUE AND NOT NIGHT CURRENT.

## 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 SEA94LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA206), Aug 7, 1994: Piper PA-34-200T (N47671), Salmon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE NIGHT VFR APPROACH. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: FATIGUE, LACK OF RECENT NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE, THE DARK…

## Other reports on N47671 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871015074389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015074389I), Oct 15, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N47671), Aurora, OR, Minor damage. No green light on nose gear. Unable to extend. Landed nose gear up. Found bolt center spring gear installed wrong.

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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