# Accident 19951008031999A: Piper PA28140, Smoketown, PA, October 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Smoketown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0496° N, 76.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0496&lon=-76.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6360W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6360W-1997-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008031999A

## Narrative

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

UNDER HOOD WITH SAFETY PILOT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE. BELEIVED ON FINAL. SAFETY PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED.

## 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 BFO96FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA010), Oct 8, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N6360W), Bird-In-Hand, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's (PIC's) improper in-flight planning/decision concerning simulated instrument flight during the traffic pattern/descent; and failure of the safety pilot (other crewmember) to provide…

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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