19930419009709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-150 · Nellysford, VA · April 19, 1993

Date
April 19, 1993 · 11:00 local
Place
Nellysford, VA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1494P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA088
Reported as
Piper PA23150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A3A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,938 total357 in this make and model111 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to clear rising terrain in severe gusty surface wind. Stalled into trees trying to turn around.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. STALLED INTO TREES TRYING TO TURN AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.