# Accident 19950408007339A: Piper PA28R180, Pollock Pines, CA, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 14:12 local time
- Place: Pollock Pines, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7409° N, 120.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7409&lon=-120.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3904T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3904T-1996-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007339A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL EXCEEDED VNE IN A DIVE AND PULLOUT. ICE ON AIRFRAME. PITOT ICED. HEAT NOT ON.

## 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 LAX95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA157), Apr 8, 1995: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3904T), Pollack Pines, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory; his decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions; his failure to maintain control of the airplane with an accumulation of airframe ice;…

## Other reports on N3904T (1)

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

- [Incident 19920322009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322009419I), Mar 22, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N3904T), Bakerfield, CA. Rough running engine. Forced landing in open field. Engine will be removed and inspected at repair station.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.