# Accident 19930927036639A: Piper PA31P, San Antonio, TX, September 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1993, 17:23 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3203° N, 98.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3203&lon=-98.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891SP-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,668 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930927036639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA267), Sep 27, 1993: Piper PA-31P (N891SP), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN VMC FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE: PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER TO ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON, AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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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