# Accident 19940918028209A: Piper PA24260, Tennesse Colony, TX, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: Tennesse Colony, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8792° N, 95.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8792&lon=-95.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9159P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9159P-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028209A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED FLAT SPIN ON STALL. OBSERVED TRYING RECOVER. ENGINE ON AND OFF. IMPROPER SPIN ENTRY POSSIBLE POWERLOSS.

## 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 FTW94FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA300), Sep 18, 1994: Piper PA-24-260 (N9159P), Tennesse Colony, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N9159P (1)

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

- [Incident 19920523027209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523027209I), May 23, 1992: Piper PA24260 (N9159P), La Belle, FL, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracked landing gear on rollout.

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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