# Accident 19941227042329A: Piper PA28140, Imperial, CA, December 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1994, 18:23 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8301° N, 115.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8301&lon=-115.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4647R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4647R-1995-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941227042329A

## Narrative

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

MISSED AIRPORT. LOW ON FUEL. TRIED LAND ON HIGHWAY. UNABLE BEGAN CLIMBING TURN. LOST REFERENCE LIGHTS. CRASHED.

## 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 LAX95FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA062), Dec 28, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N4647R), Holtville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's becoming lost/disoriented during a night cross- country flight at a time the flight was in a critical low fuel state, and his failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around from…

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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