# Accident 19930505012379A: Piper PA28140, Paoli, IN, May 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1993, 16:45 local time
- Place: Paoli, IN
- Airport: Paoli Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 86.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-86.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2487T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2487T-2011-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 25 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012379A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TO OBTAIN DUAL. LOST POWER.LOST CONTROL. FUEL CONTAMINATION. NEVER SUMPED DRAINS. HAD PRIOR ROUGH ENGINE.

## 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 CHI93FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA161), May 5, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N2487T), Paoli, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE TRAINING OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, UNQUALIFIED MAINTENANCE…

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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