# Accident 19940816021609A: Cessna 320C, Waynesboro, PA, August 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1994, 17:27 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7499° N, 77.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7499&lon=-77.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85WM-1999-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320C (registry code 2074510, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 148 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN IMC. STRUCK HOUSE AND BURNED. WAS UNABLE TO PASS EML IFR TEST. LACKED RECENT MEL IFR FLYING TIME.

## 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 NYC94FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA160), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 320C (N85WM), Waynesboro, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin and his lack of qualification to conduct flight in type aircraft. A factor is the loss of engine power for…

## Other reports on N85WM (1)

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

- [Incident 19920825038229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825038229I), Aug 25, 1992: Cessna 320C (N85WM), Martinsburg, WV, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed with nose gear retracted.

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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