# Accident 19930619019609A: Piper PA28140, Hondo, TX, June 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1993, 16:58 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3492° N, 99.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3492&lon=-99.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6695W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6695W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019609A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ACCELERATE OR LIFTOFF AT LAST THIRD RUNWAY. ABORTED. RAN OFF END NOSED OVER. WIND HAD SHIFTED TO TAIL.

## 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 FTW93LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA194), Jun 19, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N6695W), Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER WHICH LED TO THE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE WINDSHIFT AND THE TAILWIND.

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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