# Accident 19930706022649A: Piper PA28160, California, MO, July 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1993, 20:20 local time
- Place: California, MO
- Airport: Phillips Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6304° N, 92.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6304&lon=-92.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5638W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5638W-1993-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 492 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930706022649A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED UPHILL TAKEOFF ON SHORT STRIP. BRUSHED TREES AND MUSHED INTO IMPACT IN FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI93LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA244), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA-28-160 (N5638W), California, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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