# Accident 19930419009709A: Piper PA23150, Nellysford, VA, April 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Nellysford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8993° N, 78.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8993&lon=-78.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1494P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1494P-1995-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,938 total, 357 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930419009709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA088), Apr 19, 1993: Piper PA-23-150 (N1494P), Nellysford, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION AND PLANNING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ALTITUDE ADEQUATE FOR TERRAIN AVOIDANCE.

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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