# Accident 19930929036939A: Piper PA24250, Akron, OH, September 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9796° N, 81.5302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9796&lon=-81.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489P-1994-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,102 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930929036939A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO STAY ON TOP AT FL170 WITH NO OXYGEN. LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS. LOST A WING. VERTICAL IMPACT. HYPOXIA FACTOR

## 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 BFO93FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA189), Sep 29, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N6489P), Akron, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT TO AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO HYPOXIA AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXCEEDING THE DESIGN…

## Other reports on N6489P (1)

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

- [Incident 19871021079919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021079919I), Oct 21, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N6489P), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found landing conduit assemblies dry and hard to operate.

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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