# Accident 19930822030089A: Piper PA24180, Ilwaco, WA, August 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ilwaco, WA
- Airport: Port Of Ilwaco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3092° N, 123.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3092&lon=-123.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267P-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 48 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822030089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE. HIT TREE OFF AIRPORT. OVER GROSS AND UNABLE COMPUTE WEIGHT.

## 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 SEA93LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA182), Aug 22, 1993: Piper PA-24 (N8267P), Ilwaco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF WITH THE AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

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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