# Accident 19930725025519A: Piper PA28140, Clearfield, PA, July 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1993, 12:20 local time
- Place: Clearfield, PA
- Airport: Clearfield-Lawrence Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0197° N, 78.4294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0197&lon=-78.4294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6697W-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 28 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025519A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLING ON FINAL. BEGAN GO AROUND DROPPED A WING. STALLED. CARTWHEELED ON IMPACT AND BURNED.

## 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 BFO93FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA138), Jul 25, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N6697W), Clearfield, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N6697W (2)

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

- [Incident 19830227010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010919I), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N6697W), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing while practicing takeoffs and landings. Flight instructor counseled.
- [Incident 19790719022289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022289I), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N6697W), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Power loss on takeoff. Exhaust valve failed.

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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