# Accident 19930824030259A: Piper PA60601P, St James, MI, August 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Welke Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6509° N, 85.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6509&lon=-85.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,866 total, 275 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824030259A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND QUARTERING TAILWIND WERE POSSIBLE FACTORS.

## 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 CHI93LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA337), Aug 24, 1993: Piper Aerostar 601P (N479CB), Saint James, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND, AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.