# Accident 19940913026839A: Piper PA32R300, Glennville, NC, September 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1994, 18:19 local time
- Place: Glennville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1910° N, 83.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1910&lon=-83.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73AW-1994-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 744 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026839A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. BURNED. NR4 INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN.

## 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 ATL94FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA171), Sep 13, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N73AW), Glenville, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF #4 INTAKE VALVE. A FACTOR WAS HILLY TERRAIN.

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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