# Accident 19941227042949A: Piper PA24250, Van Horn, TX, December 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1994, 17:18 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0394° N, 104.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0394&lon=-104.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8112P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8112P-1997-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,001 total, 1,508 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941227042949A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO MOUNTAINSIDE EN ROUTE TO GAS STOP. OVERCAST AND DARK IN AREA. NO GROUND LIGHTS. LOW CLOUDS AT GAS STOP.

## 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 FTW95FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA075), Dec 27, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N8112P), Van Horn, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude. Factors were reduced light conditions, clouds, and the pilot's premature descent.

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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