# Accident 19950421012769A: Piper PA28180, Quincy, FL, April 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1995, 17:03 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5809° N, 84.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5809&lon=-84.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3995R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3995R-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 8,256 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421012769A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF UNABLE TO CLIMB. SETTLED INTO TREES AND BURNED. IGNITERS FOULED WORN OUT. CYL BAFFLE TUBE FAILED.

## 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 MIA95FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA115), Apr 21, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N3995R), Quincy, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, AND A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN…

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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