# Accident 19931202045709A: Piper PA31T, Norwich, OH, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 13:41 local time
- Place: Norwich, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0310° N, 83.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0310&lon=-83.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515WB-2000-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202045709A

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME FAILURE IN DIVE. APPEARS BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED. LOST CONTROL. OBSERVED INVERTED FLAT SPIN. PROPS FEATHURED.

## 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 NYC94FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA028), Dec 2, 1993: Piper PA-31T (N515WB), Norwich, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THAT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP.

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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