# Accident 19931215046909A: Piper PA46350P, Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, December 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1993, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2693° N, 75.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2693&lon=-75.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92GP-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 175 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931215046909A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL. LOST POWER. THREW A ROD. DIVERTED AVP. HIT TREES ON FINAL. LACKED LUBE. RECENT NEW CYLINDERS.

## 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 NYC94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA039), Dec 15, 1993: Piper PA-46 (N92GP), Wilkes-Barre, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: was the loss of engine oil for undetermined reasons and the subsequent engine failure, resulting in a forced landing and collision with trees.

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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