# Accident 19930409008909A: Piper PA28235, Oxford, MA, April 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Oxford, MA
- Airport: Oxford Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9349W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9349W-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930409008909A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED, ZIG ZAGGED ON DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. LIFTED NOSE HIGH. DRAGGED TAIL INTO TREES ON CLIMBING NOSE HIGH TURNOUT.

## 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 NYC93FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA076), Apr 9, 1993: Piper PA-28-235 (N9349W), Oxford, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOR CLIMBOUT. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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