# Accident 19930302004349A: Piper PA32260, Riverton, WY, March 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1993, 22:35 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0294° N, 108.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0294&lon=-108.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821SC-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 55 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930302004349A

## Narrative

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

USED HALF 8000FT RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. HIT LIGHT POLE. FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA072), Mar 3, 1993: Piper PA-32-260 (N821SC), Riverton, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM AN ABORT OF THE TAKEOFF AFTER OBSERVING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS INCLUDE IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

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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