# Accident 19930124002519A: Piper PA23150, Eloy, AZ, January 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2144P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2144P-1993-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 327 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930124002519A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON LEFT ENGINE CLIMBING OUT. STALLED TURNING BACK. FUEL CONTAMINATION RIGHT ENGINE ONLY.

## 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 LAX93FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA103), Jan 25, 1993: Piper PA-23-150 (N2144P), Eloy, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND A PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED CARBURETOR VENTURI, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS…

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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