# Accident 19910704025919A: Piper PA23250, New Market, VA, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: New Market, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6407° N, 78.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6407&lon=-78.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63817-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704025919A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. DEPARTED. LOST SIGHT HIGHWAY AND GROUND DUE CLOUDS, RAIN AND FOG. HIT TREES. DOWNDRAFT

## 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 BFO91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA063), Jul 4, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N63817), New Market, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION THAT RESULTED IN VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC.

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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