# Accident 19930328007069A: Piper PA23250, Elmwood Park, NJ, March 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1993, 16:32 local time
- Place: Elmwood Park, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9045° N, 74.1195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmwood Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9045&lon=-74.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6382Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6382Y-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328007069A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT LOST LEFT ENGINE. FAILED FEATHER. OVER GROSS. BELOW VMC AIRSPEED. SLAT SPIN. FOWLED FUEL INJECTORS.

## 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 NYC93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA066), Mar 28, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N6382Y), Elmwood Park, NJ, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A…

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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