# Accident 19930403007759A: Silva Richard F SEAWIND, Coatesville, PA, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 15:55 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46SW-2022-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silva Richard F SEAWIND (registry code 95708CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/silva-richard-f-seawind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GLIDE TO AIRPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N46SW (1)

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

- [Accident 20181012019809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019809A), Oct 12, 2018: Silva Richard F SEAWIND (N46SW), Pocono Summit, PA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Attempted to depart stillwater lake when he lost control of the aircraft causing damage to the right aileron, right wing and breaking…

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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