# Accident 19930320005839A: Piper PA32300, De Motte, IN, March 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: De Motte, IN
- Airport: De Motte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1608° N, 87.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1608&lon=-87.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8655N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005839A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON SLUSHY SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. SLID OFF END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA116), Mar 20, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N8655N), Demotte, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNED APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY.

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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