# Accident 19930316005589A: Piper PA34200, Carpenteria, CA, March 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1993, 23:40 local time
- Place: Carpenteria, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4295° N, 119.5204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4295&lon=-119.5204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55334-1993-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 63 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316005589A

## Narrative

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

DISAPPEARED ON NIGHT FLIGHT. WRECKAGE IN OCEAN OFF COAST INDICATES HIGH SPEED IMPACT. ALL BODIES OR WRECK NOT FOUND

## 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 LAX93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA153), Mar 17, 1993: Piper PA-34-200 (N55334), Carpenteria, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N55334 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860402014189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402014189I), Apr 2, 1986: Piper PA34200 (N55334), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the side of the runway during downwind rollout. During go around propeller tips were damaged.
- [Accident 19740314006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314006399A), Mar 14, 1974: Piper PA34200 (N55334), Ciudad Juarez, Substantial damage. Lnd on dry lake bed. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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