# Accident 19930328007349A: Piper PA23250, Portland, OR, March 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1993
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1992° N, 122.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1992&lon=-122.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63888, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63888-1993-09-30) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 280 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328007349A

## Narrative

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

ON NIGHT DEPARTURE STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. TOTAL DESTRUCTION ON IMPACT. REPORT INCOMPLETE.

## 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 SEA93FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA084), Mar 29, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N63888), Estacada, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE (AND/OR ALTITUDE) FROM MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, CLOUDS, LOW CEILINGS, AND THE HIGH (MOUNTAINOUS) TERRAIN…

## Other reports on N63888 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790123007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123007629A), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N63888), Utica, NY, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. Engines failed due to fuel exhaustion.

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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