# Accident 19950315004729A: Piper PA46310P, Cambridge, MD, March 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1995, 05:12 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5592° N, 76.0692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5592&lon=-76.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166CP-1998-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315004729A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT. EVIDENCE GYROS INOP. IMC BELOW IFT TAKEOFF MINIMA. USE OF PARTIAL PANEL A FACTOR.

## 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 BFO95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA033), Mar 15, 1995: Piper PA-46-310P (N166CP), Cambridge, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the commercial/instrument rated pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate altitude/clearance during the initial climb after takeoff. Related factors are the pilot's poor planning/decision making,…

## Other reports on N166CP (1)

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

- [Incident 19891003052389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891003052389I), Oct 3, 1989: Piper PA46310P (N166CP), Ithaca, NY. Rough engine inflight. Landed without incident. Manifold turbo sense line had backed out.

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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