# Accident 19950823030439A: Piper PA34200, Double Spring, AL, August 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Double Spring, AL
- Airport: Double Spring-Winston County A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1397° N, 87.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1397&lon=-87.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15866, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15866-1997-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,551 total, 158 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823030439A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE CIRCLING SLOW AND WOBBLY. BELOW VMC ROLLED. HIT TREES. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. MISUSED SE PROCEDURE

## 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 ATL95FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA162), Aug 23, 1995: Piper PA-34-200 (N15866), Double Springs, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures for loss of engine power, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate…

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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