# Accident 19931202045729A: Piper PA44180, Hopkinsville, KY, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 19:27 local time
- Place: Hopkinsville, KY
- Airport: Hopkinsville-Christian County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8504° N, 87.4899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8504&lon=-87.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39595-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,724 total, 2,145 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202045729A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON LOC APPROACH STRUCK WIRES AND TREES. WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS FOR TYPE APPROACH.

## 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 NYC94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA030), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA-44-180 (N39595), Hopkinsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by conducting flight below minimum descent altitude (MDA) without visual referece which resulted in an inflight collision with wires. A factor was the wire.

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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