# Accident 19931110042519A: Piper PA24250, Longview, TX, November 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1993, 17:40 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5091° N, 94.7610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5091&lon=-94.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 962 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RADIOED DISTRESS ON TAKEOFF CLIMB THEN DESCENDED INTO TREES. DRUGS ALCOHOL AND DEPRESSED STATE WERE FACTORS.

## 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 FTW94FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA031), Nov 10, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N6651P), Longview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGMENT OF THE PILOT DUE TO IMPAIRMENT FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF A DRUG (MARIJUANA), AND HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO…

## Other reports on N6651P (2)

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

- [Accident 19810210003389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003389A), Feb 10, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Olympia, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Wing hit bush, landing in a field. Found hole in crank case from broken rod & failed crank shaft.
- [Accident 19790701020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701020599A), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to place gear lever in full down position. Did not check gear down. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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