# Accident 19930730027159A: Namer AT6, Matawan, NY, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Matawan, NY
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6617X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6 (registry code 6400402, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730027159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMB. RETURNED. CHOSE GRASS PARALLEL RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED. WATER IN IGNITION HARNESS

## 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 BFO93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA142), Jul 30, 1993: North American AT-6 (N6617X), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE WATER COLLECTION IN THE IGNITION HARNESS WHICH RENDERED THE LOWER CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN PARTIAL POWER LOSS.

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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