# Accident 19931209046469A: Piper PA32R300, Antigo, WI, December 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1993, 19:56 local time
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Airport: Langlade County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1391° N, 89.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1391&lon=-89.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550BC-1994-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 400 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931209046469A

## Narrative

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

CRASH ON SECOND CIRCLING NDB APPROACH AT NIGHT. LEFT WING HIT GROUND ON BASE TO FINAL TURN. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 CHI94FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA048), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA-32R-300 (N550BC), Antigo, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot in command to maintain proper altitude.

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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