# Accident 19930926036659A: Piper PA23150, Salt Lake City, UT, September 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1993, 23:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8400° N, 111.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8400&lon=-111.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200X-1997-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 25 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926036659A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SURGING ON CLIMBOUT. REDUCED POWER. ENGINE IDLED. FORCED DOWN HIT COW AND DITCH. BAD MAGNETO LEAD.

## 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 SEA93LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA208), Sep 27, 1993: Piper PA-23-150 (N200X), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS INCLUDE A FENCE, AN ANIMAL, AND A DITCH IN THE LANDING ROLL PATH.

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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