# Accident 19940821022319A: Piper PA28181, Northway, AK, August 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0006° N, 141.6900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0006&lon=-141.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31670-1996-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,384 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821022319A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WORSENING WEATHER EN ROUTE. BEGAN CLIMB INTO CLOUDS. FAILED TO MAKE TIMELY TRANSITION TO IFR.STRUCK TREES

## 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 ANC94LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA120), Aug 21, 1994: Piper PA-28-181 (N31670), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE MANEUVER. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILINGS AND OBSCURATION.

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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