# Accident 19930517014079A: Piper PA22108, Weatherford, TX, May 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7498° N, 97.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7498&lon=-97.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4924Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4924Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517014079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK DIRT BANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOT RATED. 20000HRS AG AND OTHER OPS. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW93FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA158), May 17, 1993: Piper PA-22-108 (N4924Z), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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