# Accident 19941008039069A: Piper PA28*, Madras, OR, October 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1994, 13:40 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras City-County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5992° N, 121.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5992&lon=-121.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51MB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 71 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008039069A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WITNESS HEARD ENGINE FAIL. STALLED.

## 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 SEA95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA007), Oct 8, 1994: Bony MB-1 (N51MB), Madras, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE JAMMING OF THE RUDDER DURING DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE REMEDIAL…

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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