# Accident 19941013034819A: Piper PA22108, Beans Cove, PA, October 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1994, 11:40 local time
- Place: Beans Cove, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9102° N, 78.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9102&lon=-78.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878Z-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013034819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE DURING LOW PASSOVER PILOTS RESIDENCE.

## 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 NYC95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA007), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA-22-108 (N4878Z), Beans Cove, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.

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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