# Accident 19930618019481A: Piper PA32300, Galesburg, IL, June 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9497° N, 90.3707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9497&lon=-90.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251NW-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,132 total, 407 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618019481A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF IN QUARTERING DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 02. COLLIDED WITH N2632U LANDING ON 10. COLLIDED AT RUNWAY INTERSECTION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2632U, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19930618019482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930618019482A)

## 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 CHI93LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA214), Jun 18, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N251NW), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DEPARTING PILOT'S (N251NW) INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE OPERATING IN VFR CONDITIONS AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DEPARTING PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION,…

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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