# Accident 19950904046119A: Piper PA28140, Wenatchee, WA, September 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1995
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571PA-2002-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904046119A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. NO TRACE OF PERSONS OR AIRCRAFT FOUND. VFR BUT HIGH WIND TURBULENCE EXISTED

## 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 SEA95FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FAMS1), Sep 4, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N571PA), Missing, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED UNTIL THE MISSING AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED.

## Other reports on N571PA (1)

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

- [Accident 19780801022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801022539A), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N571PA), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he forgot to reduce throttle for turn off rnwy.

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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