# Accident 19931121043929A: Piper PA28161, North Hampton, MA, November 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1993, 13:56 local time
- Place: North Hampton, MA
- Airport: North Hampton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3011F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3011F-1994-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 177 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121043929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SKY DIVER IN CRUISE OVER AIRPORT. LOST STABILIZER AND RUDDER.ATC ADVISED JUMPERS TOO LATE OF NORDO TRAFFIC

## 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 BFO94FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA015), Nov 21, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N3011F), Northampton, MA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) FACILITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED TRAFFIC INFORMATION TO THE JUMP AIRCRAFT BEFORE RELEASE OF THE JUMPER(S). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:…

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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