# Accident 19930904033209A: Piper PA24250, Hesperia, CA, September 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1993, 14:05 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3609° N, 117.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3609&lon=-117.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5523P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5523P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 105 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904033209A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. STRUCK AIRPORT BOUNDRY FENCE.

## 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 LAX93LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA342), Sep 4, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N5523P), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

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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