# Accident 19940910027399A: Piper PA28R201T, Lockwood, WV, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 15:39 local time
- Place: Lockwood, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2596° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockwood, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2596&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47457-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 66 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910027399A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN AND POWER LOSS. UNABLE CLEAR RIDGES TO I07. LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. MAG HARNESS SHORTED BY HEAT.

## 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 NYC94LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA172), Sep 10, 1994: Piper PA-28R-201T (N47457), Lockwood, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: An electrical ground short of the ignition wires which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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