# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-235, 1994

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA95FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA029.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Seattle, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1994 · N2VZ · Destroyed
  > Fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to refuel en route. Factors include a dark night and ditching in the waters of puget sound.
- [NTSB FTW95FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA030.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Aurora, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1994 · N8954W · Destroyed
  > THE CFI's FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: A DARK, MOONLESS NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON AND RECENCY OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
- [NTSB LAX94LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA263.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Cloverdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1994 · N8549C · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for an unknown reason.
- [NTSB FTW94FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA168.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Wingate, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1994 · N8895W · Destroyed
  > Was the pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment. Factors were the wind, and the pilot's improper corrections.
- [NTSB MIA94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA091.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1994 · N8938W · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the muffler in flight for unknown reasons, allowing hot exhaust gasses to impinge on the carburetor igniting the fuel and the subsequent fire.
- [NTSB LAX94LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA148.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Jackpot, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1994 · N9192W · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft after his loss of visual contact with outside references. Factors in the accident were the dark night lighting conditions and spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113.md): Cessna 175 · Oakdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1994 · N7597M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, and his failure to adequately communicate his postion and intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. A factor in the accident was the pilot's misidentification of the Cessna aircraft he was…
- [NTSB LAX94LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA108.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Lovelock, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1994 · N8760W · Substantial damage
  > That the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on final approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall during the flare.
- [NTSB ANC94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA030.md): Piper PA-28 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1994 · N9193W · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation from water and/or ice crystals in the fuel system. A factor in the accident was the improper preflight of the fuel sumps by the pilot-in-command.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1994
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102810'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102810&year=1994

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