# Accident 19930314007389A: Piper PA28R201T, Radium Springs, NM, March 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1993, 19:42 local time
- Place: Radium Springs, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4782° N, 106.9031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Radium Springs, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4782&lon=-106.9031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47402-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,482 total, 12 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930314007389A

## Narrative

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

REPORT LOST GRYO. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME FAILURE. WAS ON FIRST ACTUAL IFR FLIGHT. TEST ON GYRO INCONCLUSIVE.

## 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 FTW93FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA105), Mar 15, 1993: Piper PA-28R-201T (N47402), Radium Springs, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S VACUUM SYSTEM. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, SNOW, THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN…

## Other reports on N47402 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830902046129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902046129A), Sep 2, 1983: Piper PA28R201T (N47402), Anton Chico, NM, Destroyed. Mist on windshield and power lost. Crash landed in desert. Fuel line to fuel controller brass fitting failed.

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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