# Accident 19950119000579A: Piper PA28236, York, SC, January 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1995, 13:32 local time
- Place: York, SC
- Airport: York Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9908° N, 81.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9908&lon=-81.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8423B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8423B-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950119000579A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT DEPARTED ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN INTO IMC. LOST CONTROL DIVED INTO TREES. WAS STUDYING TO OBTAIN IFR RATING.

## 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 MIA95FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA060), Jan 19, 1995: Piper PA-28-236 (N8423B), York, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). A FACTOR RELATING TO…

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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