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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31P · San Antonio, TX · September 27, 1993

Date
September 27, 1993 · 17:23 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Stinson Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N891SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93FA267
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,668 total12 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine smoked on takeoff. Pulled up in steep left turn and dived into trees. Engine out procedure not performed

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE SMOKED ON TAKEOFF. PULLED UP IN STEEP LEFT TURN AND DIVED INTO TREES.ENGINE OUT PROCEDURE NOT PERFORMED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.