# Accident 19930228004109A: Piper PA18135, Boonville, NY, February 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Boonville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1108° N, 75.2696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1108&lon=-75.2696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1554P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1554P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 53 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228004109A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM FROZEN POND ON SKIS. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. UNABLE CLEAR TREES. SETTLED INTO TREES. FELL TO GROUND.

## 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 BFO93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA036), Feb 28, 1993: Piper PA-18-135 (N1554P), Boonville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND ENCOUNTERED A STALL. THE WINDSHEAR WAS A FACTOR.

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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