# Accident 19931221047089A: Piper PA24250, Mcintosh, SD, December 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mcintosh, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9207° N, 101.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9207&lon=-101.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8003P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003P-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 175 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931221047089A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED VFR NOT GOOD. FLEW INTO SNOW SHOWERS. EN ROUTE COLLIDED TOP OF A KNOLL KNOWN FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING IN.

## 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 CHI94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA056), Dec 22, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N8003P), Mcintosh, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was continued VFR flight into IMC and the failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. Factors associated with this accident were an inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, snow and the rising…

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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