# Accident 19930401010899A: Piper PA30, Hotchkiss, CO, April 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1993, 19:26 local time
- Place: Hotchkiss, CO
- Airport: Widner Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8408° N, 107.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8408&lon=-107.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8210Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8210Y-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401010899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PICKUP NEAR RUNWAY THRESHOLD THAT WAS USED TO LIGHT RUNWAY. CHILD IN PICKUP SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 DEN93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA037), Apr 2, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N8210Y), Eckert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TRUCK DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING THE…

## Other reports on N8210Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780121004029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121004029I), Jan 21, 1978: Piper PA30 (N8210Y), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Gear switch was not in the down position and gear retracted during take off roll.

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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