# Accident 19941203040369A: Piper PA31T1, Lincoln, NE, December 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9107° N, 96.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9107&lon=-96.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941203040369A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. STALLED AND SPUN IN. FOUND WATER IN AUTO FUEL.

## 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 CHI95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA051), Dec 3, 1994: P. D. Chambers Swift PC-1V8 (N234PC), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a stall-spin. Factors were an inadequate preflight and the loss of engine power resulting from water contamination in 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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