# Accident 19941210041239A: Piper PA32RT300, Birmingham, AL, December 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1994, 18:58 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- Location: 33.5407° N, 86.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5407&lon=-86.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6517C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6517C-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 161 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041239A

## Narrative

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

ICED UP AND LOOSING ALTITUDE STRUCK POWER LINE TOWER. BROKE UP ON GROUND IMPACT AIRMET OUT ON ICING. NO ANTI ICING.

## 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 MIA95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA037), Dec 11, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N6517C), Sylvan Springs, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR FAILURE TO DEVIATE TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS IN AN AIRPLANE NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING…

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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