# Accident 19931129044749A: Piper PA24, Ashland, OR, November 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1494° N, 122.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1494&lon=-122.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5764P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5764P-1994-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931129044749A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO MARGINAL WEATHER. SOUNDS PRIOR IMPACT INDICATE SPIRAL DIVE. IMPACTED VERTICAL. NO WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 SEA94FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA038), Nov 29, 1993: Piper PA-24 (N5764P), Ashland, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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