# Accident 19950915029759A: Piper PA34200T, Dalton, GA, September 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7692° N, 84.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1543X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543X-1997-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029759A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. ENGINE QUIT DUE VALVE FAILURE. FEATHERED. TURNED BACK LOST OTHER ENGINE. FUEL SELECTOR WRONG.

## 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 MIA95FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA223), Sep 15, 1995: Piper PA-34-200T (N1543X), Dalton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper action by turning off the right engine fuel selector valve after the left engine had failed, and her failure to maintain control of the airplane after losing power in both…

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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