# Accident 19941002032409A: Piper PA18135, Martinsville, IN, October 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, IN
- Airport: Mc Daniels Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4196° N, 86.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4196&lon=-86.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99305-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002032409A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND. LIFTOFF ABRUPT. NOSE HIGH. ROLLED. NOSED IN.

## 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 CHI95FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA002), Oct 2, 1994: Piper PA-18-135 (N99305), Martinsville, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE GROUND.

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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