# Accident 19930204022529A: Piper PA32260, Austin, MN, February 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1993, 17:28 local time
- Place: Austin, MN
- Airport: Austin Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6697° N, 92.9691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6697&lon=-92.9691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3658W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3658W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 483 total, 403 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930204022529A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND ON SPECIAL VFR AFTER ENTERING FOG BANK AND TUNING RADIOS.

## 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 CHI93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA087), Feb 4, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N3658W), Austin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC, DIVERTED ATTENTION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS.

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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