# Accident 19941214048719A: Piper PA28161, Auburn, WA, December 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1994, 17:20 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3109° N, 122.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3109&lon=-122.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8388Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8388Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 44 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941214048719A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON DARK NIGHT LANDING. STRUCK POWER LINE. MAINTAINED CONTROL. LANDED ON RUNWAY THEN RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA024), Dec 15, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N8388Y), Auburn, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER VASI GLIDESLOPE.

## Other reports on N8388Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20240123004999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240123004999I), Jan 23, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N8388Y), Sebastian, FL, No damage. On January 23, 2024, at approximately 1425Z a flight instructor and student initiated a training flight in a PA-28-161 from the Sebastian airport (X26). A…

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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