# Accident 19940808020649A: Piper PA28R201, Wellsboro, PA, August 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1994, 03:29 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7408° N, 77.2996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7408&lon=-77.2996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9673C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9673C-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940808020649A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A HILL ON NIGHT LANDING. PILOTS JUDGEMENT IMPACTRED BY ALCOHOL. PASSENGER ALSO INTOXICATED.

## 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 NYC94LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA156), Aug 8, 1994: Piper PA-28R-201 (N9673C), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. A…

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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