# Accident 19930825031439A: Piper PA22108, Copperhill, TN, August 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Copperhill, TN
- Airport: Martin Campbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9809° N, 84.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9809&lon=-84.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5061Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5061Z-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 56 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825031439A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED FIRST TAKEOFF DUE ENGINE PROBLEMS. RUNUP OK. ON SECOND TAKEOFF SAME, DITCHED IN RIVER. CARB ICING CONDITION

## 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 ATL93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA147), Aug 25, 1993: Piper PA-22-108/U (N5061Z), Mccaysville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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