# Accident 19930513013469A: Piper PA28140, Paintsville, KY, May 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1993, 19:25 local time
- Place: Paintsville, KY
- Airport: Prestonburg-Combs Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8107° N, 82.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8107&lon=-82.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6001U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6001U-1993-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930513013469A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DELAYED TURNING TO AVOID HILL ON CLIMBOUT. BANKED STEEPLY TO AVOID IT. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA085), May 13, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N6001U), Paintsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE HILL TO THE RUNWAY.

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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