# Accident 19930307004519A: Piper PA32RT300, Big Bear, CA, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 15:02 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2598° N, 116.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2598&lon=-116.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2221G-1993-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004519A

## Narrative

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

APPEARED UNSURE TO CONTINUE TAKEOFF. LIFTED NOSE HIGH. STRUCK HOUSES. IGNITION SYSTEM DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

## 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 LAX93FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA141), Mar 7, 1993: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N2221G), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF TAKEOFF POWER DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO DETECT MAGNETO AND SPARK PLUG DEFICIENCIES. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AFTER TWO…

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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