# Accident 19941020035159A: Piper PA23250, Jeffersonville, IN, October 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1994, 00:35 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3909° N, 85.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3909&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40509-1995-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,041 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941020035159A

## Narrative

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

CAME BELOW DH ON ILS APPROACH. STRUCK QARRY STONE WALL 400 FEET BELOW DH. WEATHER WAS NEAR ZERO IN THICK FOG.

## 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 CHI95FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA018), Oct 20, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N40509), Sellersburg, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVIATE LEFT OF THE ILS LOCALIZER COURSE, BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER ILS GLIDE PATH, AND BY CONTINUING DESCENT BELOW 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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