# Accident 19930724025532A: Piper PA38112, 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, second 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: N91357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91357-1995-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 105 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- 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/19930724025532A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL COLLIDED WITH N9044J ALSO ON FINAL. N9044J ON WRONG UNICOM FREQUENCY. FAILED SEE OTHER ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9044J, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19930724025531A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025531A)

## 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-38-112 (N91357), 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.

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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