# Accident 19930808028459A: Piper J2PIPER, Warrensburg, MO, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 12:20 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7491° N, 93.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7491&lon=-93.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17837, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-2 (registry code 7100402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J2PIPER
- Reported engine: CONT A404
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 253 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808028459A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL IN DOWNDRAFT TURBULENCE IN LEE OF TREES. CRASHED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI93LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA319), Aug 8, 1993: Piper J-2 (N17837), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. A factor in the accident was the downdraft near the end of the runway.

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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