# Accident 19950408007329A: Piper PA32260, St Clair, MO, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 16:29 local time
- Place: St Clair, MO
- Airport: St Clair Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2994° N, 90.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2994&lon=-90.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3631W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3631W-1997-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007329A

## Narrative

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

POOR ACCELERATION ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. TRIED AGAIN, SAME. DRAGGED WING CRASHED. BURNED. VALVES FAILED. WORN CAMS.

## 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 CHI95LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA120), Apr 8, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N3631W), St. Clair, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to his operating the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.

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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