# Accident 19930820030079A: Piper PA25235, Washburn, ND, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 08:15 local time
- Place: Washburn, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WJUG
- Location: 47.2891° N, 101.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2891&lon=-101.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4693Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4693Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 325 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820030079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DURING A SPRAY RUN. ON LANDING STRUCK FENCE POSTS. LEFT MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING FAILED. BAD RIGHT MAG.

## 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 CHI93DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DTG03), Aug 20, 1993: Piper PA-25-235 (N4693Y), Washburn, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a magneto failure.

## Other reports on N4693Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20060803022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803022979A), Aug 3, 2006: Piper PA25235 (N4693Y), Underwood, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 3rd, 2006, at 1430 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper pa 25, N4693Y, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed after colliding with the…

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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