# Accident 19930822030069A: Piper PA25260, Plymouth, MA, August 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1993, 10:05 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844Y-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822030069A

## Narrative

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

ANGLED IN FOR BANNER PICKUP. BANNER ROPE CAUGHT AND WRAPPED AROUND WING. ON CLIMBOUT ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC93FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA166), Aug 22, 1993: Piper PA-25-260 (N4844Y), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was the failure of the pilot to attain proper alignment for the banner pickup which resulted in picking up the banner tow rope on the wing, and an inflight loss of control and uncontrolled contact…

## Other reports on N4844Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19810816049839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049839A), Aug 16, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N4844Y), Clear Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Magneto impulse coupling failed, jammed accessory gear train. Loss of valve action through cam stopped engine.
- [Accident 19730820029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820029989A), Aug 20, 1973: Piper PA25260 (N4844Y), Thurston, NE, Substantial damage. Drg atmpt to slide around short rows on contour r wing lost lift wing caught corn.

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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