# Accident 19930721024899A: Piper PA28160, Morriston, FL, July 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1993, 09:00 local time
- Place: Morriston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2696° N, 82.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2696&lon=-82.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5096W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096W-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721024899A

## Narrative

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

FLYING IN LOW CEILING AND FOG LEFT WING WAS SEVERED BY TV ANTENNA GUY WIRE AT 1300 FEET AGL. OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON.

## 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 MIA93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA160), Jul 21, 1993: Piper PA-28 (N5096W), Morriston, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM THE TOWER. THE PROXIMITY OF THE TOWER/GUY WIRES AND WEATHER…

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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