# Accident 19931006037759A: Piper PA23250, East Hampton, NY, October 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9510° N, 72.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9510&lon=-72.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10GL-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931006037759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASHED. BOTH PROPS FOUND FEATHERED. INDICATES SE GIVEN.FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE

## 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 NYC94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA004), Oct 6, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N10GL), East Hampton, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT FEATHERING OF BOTH PROPELLERS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER, AND FAILURE (OR INABILITY) OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ATTAIN REMEDIAL ACTION. A FACTOR RELATED…

## Other reports on N10GL (1)

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

- [Incident 19890713049299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713049299I), Jul 13, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N10GL), Glens Falls, NY. Left engine rough. Low fuel flow. Forced landing. Fuel system contaminated with rubbery substance from bladder tank

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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