# Accident 19930122000859A: Piper PA32R300, El Dorado, AR, January 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Airport: Goodwin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2101° N, 92.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2101&lon=-92.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7676C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7676C-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122000859A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK TREE ON NIGHT LANDING,IMPACT SEVERED OUTER WING AND RUPTURED FUEL TANK. CIRCLED. LANDED ON RUNWAY 22.

## 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 FTW93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA073), Jan 23, 1993: Piper PA-32R-300 (N7676C), El Dorado, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

## Other reports on N7676C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990102000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990102000029A), Jan 2, 1999: N7676C, El Dorado, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft landed for an ILS approach into El Dorado and changed to advisory frequency at approximately 1214:50. No further communication took place with acft.…

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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