# Accident 19931025052309A: Piper PA28180, Centerville, MD, October 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1993, 19:55 local time
- Place: Centerville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0417° N, 76.0662° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0417&lon=-76.0662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16493-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931025052309A

## Narrative

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

REPORT POWER LOSS. CRASHED INTO WATER 800 YRDS OFF SHORE. DARK NIGHT AND NO REFERENCE FOR HORIZON A 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 NYC94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA022), Oct 25, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N16493), Centreville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N16493 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930630026719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630026719I), Jun 30, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N16493), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. Right brake locked up on rollout. Aircraft veered off runway into a muddy ditch.

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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