# Accident 19941218041639A: Piper PA32RT300T, San Antonio, TX, December 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5400° N, 98.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5400&lon=-98.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21590-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218041639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. DIVERTED TO SAT. FORCED LANDED SHORT. FOUND FUEL PUMP HAD WORN O RINGS. ANOMALIES FOUND INCONCLUSIVE.

## 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 FTW95FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA069), Dec 18, 1994: Piper PA-32RT (N21590), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF A SUITABLE AREA FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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