# Accident 19931217046999A: Piper PA23250, Show Low, AZ, December 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2304° N, 110.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2304&lon=-110.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8769B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8769B-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,330 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217046999A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. DIVERTED, OVERSHOT APPROACH. BEGAN GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECTOR DEFECTIVE.

## 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 LAX94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA074), Dec 17, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N8769B), Showlow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poorly planned approach, improper emergency procedures, and his failure to feather the propeller. The inoperative fuel selector valve was a factor in this accident.

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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