# Accident 19930715023769A: Piper PA34220T, Battle Ground, WA, July 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1993, 14:46 local time
- Place: Battle Ground, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FCPA
- Location: 45.8004° N, 122.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8004&lon=-122.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472C-1994-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,991 total, 2 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES POWERLINE AND VEHICLE WHILE CIRCLING LOW OVER PILOTS RESIDENCE.

## 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 SEA93FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA153), Jul 15, 1993: Piper PA-34-220T (N8472C), Battleground, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE DURING HIS MANEUVER.

## Other reports on N8472C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910120005749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910120005749I), Jan 20, 1991: Piper PA34220T (N8472C), Glenedon, OR, Minor damage. Pilot stated he failed to extend gear and landed gear up.

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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