# Accident 19930830032889A: Piper PA60601P, Penn Yan, NY, August 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Airport: Penn Yan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6598° N, 77.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6598&lon=-77.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60721-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830032889A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY OBSTRUCTIONS ON FINAL. STALLED SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK WIRES. DROPPED TO RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA183), Aug 30, 1993: Piper PA-601 (N60721), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with an obstacle and the ground. A factor is the pilot's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N60721 (3)

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

- [Accident 19980610013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980610013159A), Jun 10, 1998: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Altoona, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off VFR into low overcast. Spiral dive ensued. Vertical impact. Burned. Spattal disorientation factor. (.4)shortly after the airplane took off, a witness…
- [Incident 19850802053519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802053519I), Aug 2, 1985: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Indianapolis, IN. Oil type odor noted during descent, pressure dropped. Engine shutdown. Crankcase was cracked.
- [Incident 19841108070819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108070819I), Nov 8, 1984: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft veered after touchdown. Exam of scissor on right main gear showed upper link assembly failed.

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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