# Accident 19930315005539A: Piper PA23160, Mena, AR, March 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1993, 21:20 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5800° N, 94.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5800&lon=-94.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341P-1994-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,520 total, 240 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315005539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE TRYING TO MAKE VOR APPROACH, NO DME, ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME AND CARB ICE.

## 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 FTW93LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA106), Mar 16, 1993: Piper PA-23-160 (N4341P), Mena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, HIS IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES,…

## Other reports on N4341P (1)

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

- [Accident 19791119032922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119032922A), Nov 19, 1979: Piper PA23 (N4341P), Stratford, CT, Substantial damage. Collided with Cessna 172M, N13660 while taxiing.

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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