# Accident 19930916034999A: Piper PA23160, Hobart, IN, September 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1993, 11:25 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BMPA
- Location: 41.5299° N, 87.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5299&lon=-87.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4470P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4470P-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034999A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURE. LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 CHI93LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA362), Sep 16, 1993: Piper PA-23-160 (N4470P), Hobart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING.

## Other reports on N4470P (1)

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

- [Accident 19751019039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019039669A), Oct 19, 1975: Piper PA23160 (N4470P), NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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