# Accident 19930829031689A: Piper PA24260, Factoryville, PA, August 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1993, 12:05 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5596° N, 75.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5596&lon=-75.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9249P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9249P-1993-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,192 total, 104 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829031689A

## Narrative

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

NOSE PITCHED UP ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO LOWER. STALLED INTO TREES. ELEVATOR TRIM FULL UP. FAILED SET TRIM FOR TAKEOFF

## 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 NYC93LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA178), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA-24-260 (N9249P), Factoryville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY FAILING TO PROPERLY SET THE STABILATOR TRIM TAB.

## Other reports on N9249P (1)

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

- [Accident 19810717048819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717048819A), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9249P), Washington Isla, WI, Substantial damage. Lost control while avoiding animal on wet grass runway. Slid off end of runway sideways, collapsed gear.

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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