# Accident 19950605048739A: Piper PA23160, Palestine, TX, June 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1995, 09:35 local time
- Place: Palestine, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7504° N, 95.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7504&lon=-95.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4187P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4187P-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950605048739A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALESTINE AIRPORT, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HRS. ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE TRAINEE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT, INSTRUCTOR IN RIGHT SEAT, ONE PASSENGER IN LEFT REAR SEAT. TRAINEE WAS PRACTICING IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTI ENGINE RATING CHECK-RIDE SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY (06/06/95). AT APPROXIMATELY 0935, AFTER FLYING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, THE PILOT TURNED LEFT AT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY ON A CROSSWIND HEADING. AN OBSERVER ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING AND THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED. THE RIGHT ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS AT FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT OF ABOUT 270 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE OF ABOUT 45 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED IMMEDIATELY ON IMPACT AND ALL OCCUPANTS WERE FATALITIES. THE IMPACT POINT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW95FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA226), Jun 5, 1995: Piper PA-23-160 (N4187P), Palestine, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING A GO-AROUND, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT THE MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) WAS MAINTAINED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## Other reports on N4187P (1)

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

- [Incident 19940413014109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413014109I), Apr 13, 1994: Piper PA23160 (N4187P), Fayetteville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot practicing touch and go landing, forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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