# Accident 19950204001059A: Piper PA28140, St Louis, MO, February 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1995
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.6291° N, 90.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6291&lon=-90.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N694SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N694SK-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950204001059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TOP OF A BUILDING, PARTIALLY THROUGH THE ROOF. (-4)THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AFTER NUMEROUS FUEL PRIMING ACTIONS AND TWO START ATTEMPTS.  IT STARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AFTER USING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A FLOODED ENGINE START.  TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND RPM DROPPED TO 1,500.  THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, CHOSE ALTERNATE MAGNETO POSITIONS, TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, AND ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE TO NO AVAIL.  HE SAID THE POWER FLUCTUATED BEFORE THE ENGINE LOST ALL ITS POWER.  A WITNESS OBSERVED A FLUID COMING FROM THE AIRPLANE AS IT FLEW OVERHEAD.  THE FLUID LANDED ON HIS WINDSHIELD AND EVAPORATED.  DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE ROOF OF AN ABANDONED TWO-STORY BUILDING.  THE ENGINE, FUEL, AND IGNITION SYSTEMS EXAMINATION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD PREVENT POWER PRODUCTION.  SOOT AND CARBON-LIKE DEPOSITS WERE ON THE CARBURETOR'S VENTURI AND SPARK PLUGS.  A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART SHOWED CARBURETOR ICING WAS NOT PROBABLE.

## 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 CHI95LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA081), Feb 4, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N694SK), St. Louis, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an excessive fuel mixture caused by undetermined reasons.

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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