# Accident 19941025035849A: Piper PA28235, Aurora, CO, October 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1994, 19:06 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7393° N, 104.8590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7393&lon=-104.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8954W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8954W-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941025035849A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT CHECKOUT. STRUCK GROUND DURING TURNOUT AT END OF RUNWAY. CFI HAD NO RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE. DISORIENTATION.

## 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 FTW95FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA030), Oct 26, 1994: Piper PA-28-235 (N8954W), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE CFI's FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: A DARK, MOONLESS NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON AND RECENCY OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

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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