Piper PA-32-300 accident near College Station, TX
On October 15, 1994, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near College Station, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 15, 1994
- Place
- College Station, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.559°N, 96.271°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02427
Official records · FTW95FA019
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 15, 1994, at 1728 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N2964A, was destroyed following a loss of control near College Station, Texas. The private pilot and one of his passengers received minor injuries, two passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. According to several witnesses, the aircraft departed from runway 16, at the intersection with runway 22 (with 5,750 feet remaining) at Easterwood Airport on an instrument flight rules flight plan to San Antonio, Texas. Several witnesses observed the front baggage compartment door flapping prior to lift off. One airline transport rated pilot stated that the airplane became airborne with 4,000 feet of runway remaining. He also estimated that the maximum altitude attained by the airplane was between 75 and 100 feet. In the enclosed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the pilot reported that he preflighted the airplane prior to arrival of the passengers for the return trip. The pilot stated that during his preflight inspection he found that the engine was low one quart of oil. He reported that he opened the baggage compartment and took one quart of oil out the put it in the engine. After replenishing the oil, he placed the empty oil container back in the box inside the baggage compartment, "pushed cargo door closed, pushed latch in, but could not remember if the top part of the latch latched." The pilot further stated that everything was normal during the takeoff roll, except that he noticed that the airplane wa
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTING INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO AN OPEN CARGO DOOR.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
