# Accident 19930708022822A: Piper PA16, Fairbanks, AK, July 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1993, 21:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8999° N, 148.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8999&lon=-148.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5960H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960H-1995-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,925 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708022822A

## Narrative

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

CALLED TOWER TO LAND ON FLOAT POND CLEARED BUT WAS STRUCK FROM BELOW BY N87568 THAT WAS PASSING THRU AREA NORDO.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N87568, Piper PA18: [Accident 19930708022821A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708022821A)

## 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 ANC93FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA114), Jul 9, 1993: Piper PA-16 (N5960H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER, AND THE ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE PA-16, N5960H. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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