# Accident 19951016046379A: Piper PA32RT300, Honesdale, PA, October 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5702° N, 75.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5702&lon=-75.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39964, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39964) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,271 total, 785 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951016046379A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING INTO CLOUDS ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. BLOWN OFF RUNWAY LANDING. ICING WIND AIRMETS OUT.

## 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 NYC96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA013), Oct 16, 1995: Piper PA-32 (N39964), Honsdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper evaluation of the weather briefing, and his decision to fly into known forecasted moderate to severe icing conditions. Factors in the accident were the adverse weather conditions…

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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