# Accident 19941120041989A: Piper PA28180, Daytona Beach, FL, November 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1994, 17:55 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1896° N, 81.0493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1896&lon=-81.0493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9420J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9420J-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 489 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941120041989A

## Narrative

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

NON CURRENT IFR PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED DURING VECTORS ASR APPROACH. GYROS INOP. NO CURRENT STATIC TEST.

## 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 MIA95FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA023), Nov 20, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N9420J), Daytona  Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument flight conditions during an instrument approach, resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and a…

## Other reports on N9420J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750524013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524013599A), May 24, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N9420J), Duluth, GA, Substantial damage. Depleted fuel supply while looking for arpt.

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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