# Accident 19930706025239A: Piper PA28181, Columbia, CA, July 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1993, 14:10 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1096° N, 120.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1096&lon=-120.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3837N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3837N-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930706025239A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH ON APPROACH.BEGAN GO AROUND.ENGINE HEARD TO CEASE.DESCENDED INTO WIRES.NO ANOMALIES.CARB ICE POSSIBLE

## 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 LAX93LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA278), Jul 6, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N3837N), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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