# Accident 19931101041519A: Piper PA32RT300T, Wrens, GA, November 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1993, 22:20 local time
- Place: Wrens, GA
- Airport: Wrens Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1994° N, 82.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1994&lon=-82.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964ST-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931101041519A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. VECTORED TO 65J STALLED ON APPROACH. CRASHED INVERTED SHORT OF RUNWAY IDLER GEAR FAILED.

## 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 ATL94FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA011), Nov 2, 1993: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N964ST), Wrens, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE FATIQUE FAILURE OF THE IDLER GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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