# Accident 19950312003599A: Piper PA32260, Suffolk, VA, March 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6990° N, 76.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6990&lon=-76.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57326-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,877 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312003599A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR DESTINATION. HIT TREES OVER SHOOTING OPEN FIELD. PILOT USED NO FLY MEDICAL DRUG. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 NYC95FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA068), Mar 13, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N57326), Suffolk, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. DARKNESS WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION-MAKING FOR THE EMERGENCY…

## Other reports on N57326 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880904036919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904036919I), Sep 4, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N57326), Darlington, SC, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff from sod field with standing water. Unable to attain flying speed. Slid off end of runway.

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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