# Accident 19930715023779A: Piper PA11, Burkburnett, TX, July 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1993, 17:45 local time
- Place: Burkburnett, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0700° N, 98.5606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0700&lon=-98.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4834M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4834M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 6 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023779A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING BEGAN TURN TO AIRPORT. NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. IMPACTED ON SANDBAR. ELEVATOR CABLE CAME OFF CONTROL HORN.

## 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 DEN93LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA079), Jul 15, 1993: Piper PA-11 (N4834M), Burkburnett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISCONNECTION OF THE UP ELEVATOR CABLE FROM THE CONTROL HORN. A FACTOR WAS THE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE BOLT AND CASTLE NUT BY UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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