# Accident 19930115009449A: Piper PA32300, Ligonier, PA, January 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1993, 08:33 local time
- Place: Ligonier, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2408° N, 79.2310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2408&lon=-79.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28196-1993-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930115009449A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED. DEPARTED ANYWAY. STRUCK TREES ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINTOP. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 BFO93FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA050), Jan 15, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N28196), Ligonier, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FROM THE WOODED TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE…

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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