# Accident 19941007034329A: Piper PA28140, Great Barringto, MA, October 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44794-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 444 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941007034329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 3 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT WITH RAISED RUNWAY TORE OFF THE LANDING GEAR. LACKED RECENT TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC95LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA005), Oct 7, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N44794), Grt Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent collapsed landing gear. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of total recent flying experience…

## Other reports on N44794 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010703015999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703015999I), Jul 3, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N44794), Great Barringto, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control on takeoff, veered off left side of runway 29, snapping nose gear, sudden stoppage of engine. Recommended additional dual…

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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