# Accident 19940923030629A: Piper PA32260, Danville, IL, September 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1994, 21:23 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2796° N, 87.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2796&lon=-87.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55DH-1995-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 41 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923030629A

## Narrative

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

ON DUAL IFR ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN ON ILS APPROACH.HIT GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. FAILED WATCH ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI94LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA349), Sep 24, 1994: Piper PA-32-260 (N55DH), Williamsport, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The continued flight into adverse weather conditions, the student's failure to maintain a proper glideslope and the CFI's delay in initiating remedial action. Factors related to the accident were the…

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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