# Accident 19930705022279A: Piper PA22150, Mayville, NY, July 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2507° N, 79.5009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2507&lon=-79.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1990P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1990P-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 17 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705022279A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. TURNED OFF RUNWAY HEADING BUT BRUSHED A TREE. SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED.

## 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 BFO93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA109), Jul 5, 1993: Piper PA-22 (N1990P), Mayville, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A PREVAILING 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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