Piper PA-28-180 N16493
25 October 1993 · Centreville, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1993 at about 23:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N16493 was involved in an accident near Centreville, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Centreville, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0417, -76.0662
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N16493
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredrick → Easton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC94LA022
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER ONE AND ONE HALF HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO LEFT TANK. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THEN LOSE POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNTIL IT IMPACTED IN 20 TO 30 FEET OF WATER AND SANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE WATER, AND THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Atlantic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | Aero Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Prontoaire, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Magdalena, New Mexico, United States | Klungle, Robert L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbia Stn, Ohio, United States | Illinois Valley Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1993 | De Havilland DH-82A | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Bernard Paiewonsky | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1993 | Cessna 152 | Walkersville, Maryland, United States | Control Aero Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-30 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | Southern Aviation MGT Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150K | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Eagle Air Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1993 | Gritter QUEST AIR 20 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | AMP Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1993 | Cessna T210F | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |