# Accident 19931128044689A: Piper PA32R301, Butler, PA, November 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1993, 16:10 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7605° N, 80.0501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7605&lon=-80.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707JS-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,792 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128044689A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER MOVED INTO DESTINATION. GOT VECTORS FOR ILS. UNABLE HOLD  HEADINGS OR ALTITUDE. STRUCK TREE AND A RESIDENCE

## 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 BFO94FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA021), Nov 28, 1993: Piper PA32R-301 (N707JS), Butler, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR.

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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