# Accident 19930601016119A: Piper PA28140, Gordonsville, VA, June 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gordonsville, VA
- Airport: Gordonsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1303° N, 78.1791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1303&lon=-78.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9830W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9830W-1994-06-21) (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 NYC93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930601016119A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN A FIELD AND BOUNCED INTO TREES. USED UNFILTERED AUTO GAS. DIRT FOULED CARBURETOR.

## 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 NYC93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA098), Jun 1, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N9830W), Gordonsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION, AFTER THE PILOT REFUELED FROM CANS AND DID NOT FILTER THE FUEL ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDATIONS.

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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