# Accident 19930902032899A: Piper PA24250, Caribou, ME, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Caribou, ME
- Airport: Caribou Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8716° N, 68.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARIBOU MUNI (CAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8716&lon=-68.0182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7507P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7507P-1998-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,720 total, 246 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN FIELD. RIGHT TANK EMPTY ALL OTHER FULL. ENGINE RAN NORMAL PRO ACCIDENT.

## 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 BFO93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA150), Sep 2, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N7507P), Caribou, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N7507P (2)

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

- [Accident 19770101000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770101000169A), Jan 1, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N7507P), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Nose gr actuating rod bkn.
- [Accident 19740824038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824038099A), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7507P), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. Aftr resetting circuit breaker ldg gr operated nmly.

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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