# Accident 19941121038679A: Piper PA28181, Doylestown, PA, November 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3202° N, 75.0605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3202&lon=-75.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2949Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2949Q-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941121038679A

## Narrative

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

MADE VOR TO N88 BUT UNABLE LAND DUE BELOW MINIMUMS. STRUCK TREES ON THIRD TRY TO LAND VISUALLY. NOT IFR CURRENT.

## 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 NYC95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA033), Nov 22, 1994: Piper PA-28-181 (N2949Q), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's descent below the published minimum circling altitude, and his failure to execute the published missed approach procedure during a night IFR instrument approach, which resulted in an…

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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