# Accident 19930905033199A: Piper PA32R300, Maxton, NC, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: Maxton, NC
- Airport: Laurinburg Maxton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7603° N, 79.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7603&lon=-79.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5339F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5339F-1994-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033199A

## Narrative

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

CAME APART IN FLIGHT IN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. NO WEATHER BRIEF. SIGMETS FORE SEVERVE TURBULENCE FOR AREA.

## 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 ATL93FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA151), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5339F), Laurinburg, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED, AND INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS…

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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