# Accident 19930603017049A: Piper PA36285, Texhoma, TX, June 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1993, 21:40 local time
- Place: Texhoma, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QYBG
- Location: 36.4996° N, 101.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4996&lon=-101.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57592-1996-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,922 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603017049A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED VFR AT NIGHT INTO IMC. NO IFR RATING OR IFR INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW93FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA176), Jun 4, 1993: Piper PA-36-285 (N57592), Texhoma, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER, THE DARK NIGHT, THE AIRPLANE'S LACK OF FLIGHT AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT…

## Other reports on N57592 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741028036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741028036139A), Oct 28, 1974: Piper PA22 (N57592), Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. Hit N80902, minor dmg. Plt hand started acft, no one at controls.

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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