# Accident 19940810027099A: Piper PA22S135, Butte Falls, OR, August 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1994, 19:45 local time
- Place: Butte Falls, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5306° N, 122.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5306&lon=-122.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3555A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3555A-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22S-135 (registry code 7102208, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22S135
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810027099A

## Narrative

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

LOW ALTITUDE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT ENDED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK 100 FT TREE. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA94FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA208), Aug 11, 1994: Piper PA-22 (N3555A), Butte Falls, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM TREES WHILE MANEUVERING.

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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