# Accident 19950607018119A: Piper PA32260, Gainesville, FL, June 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1995, 00:10 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6702° N, 82.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6702&lon=-82.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41481-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950607018119A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN SWAMP TRYING TO LAND AT NIGHT IN MVFR. FACTORS VFR. PILOT IFR AT NIGHT AND ATC FAILED GIVE PILOT WEATHER

## 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 MIA95FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA145), Jun 7, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N41481), Gainesville, FL, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER CONTINUING THE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXISTING…

## Other reports on N41481 (2)

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

- [Accident 19760407009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407009259A), Apr 7, 1976: Piper PA32260 (N41481), Dalton, GA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740923029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740923029939A), Sep 23, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N41481), Tarrant City, AL, Substantial damage. Crossed ditch cont onto a public street.

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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