# Accident 19930726025699A: Piper PA22150, West Plains, MO, July 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7398° N, 91.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7398&lon=-91.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6723B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6723B-2011-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726025699A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN THICKET. AIRCRAFT BURNED. NO CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS FOUND.

## 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 CHI93LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA278), Jul 26, 1993: Piper PA-22-150 (N6723B), West Plains, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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