# Accident 19941031036809A: Piper PA28151, Conway, SC, October 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1994, 02:35 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Airport: Conway-Horry County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8290° N, 79.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8290&lon=-79.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7207C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7207C-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 22 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941031036809A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH DUE NEAR ZERO IMC. TURNED TO RETURN TO VOR AND FLEW INTO TREES. FAILED MONITOR ALTITUDE FOR MDA.

## 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 ATL95FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA008), Oct 31, 1994: Piper PA-28-151 (N7207C), Conway, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE MISSED APPROACH, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS (LOW CEILING, FOG), AND THE PILOT'S…

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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