# Accident 19930724025531A: Piper PA28180, Pittsfield, MA, July 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1993, 09:53 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Airport: Pittsfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4276° N, 73.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSFIELD MUNI (PSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4276&lon=-73.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044J-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025531A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL COLLIDED WITH N91357 ALSO ON FINAL. HAD RADIO ON DEPARTURE AIRPORT FREQUENCY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N91357, Piper PA38112: [Accident 19930724025532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025532A)

## 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 BFO93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA136), Jul 24, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N9044J), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE PA-28, N9044J, TO PROPERLY TUNE HIS RADIOS, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE PA-38, N91357.

## Other reports on N9044J (1)

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

- [Incident 19901126061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126061929I), Nov 26, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N9044J), Pittsfield, ME, Minor damage. Engine faltered when pilot started to taxi. Advanced throttle. Unable to retard it before hitting a parked aircraft

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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