# Accident 19971127045279A: Piper PA23250, Carson City, NV, November 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1997, 12:35 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Airport: Carson Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1397° N, 119.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1397&lon=-119.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6933Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6933Y-1998-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 487 total, 12 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971127045279A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINES SOUNDED NORMAL AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT AN UNUSUALLY STEEP ANGLE AFTER TAKEOFF TO ABOUT 300 FEET AGL. THEN STALLED, ROLLED TO THE LEFT, AND SPUN INTO A HANGAR. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER HE COULD SEE THAT THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE WAS OPEN AND FOLDED BACK IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE PILOT HAD 487 HOURS TOTAL FLYING TIME WITH 23 HOURS IN MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD RECEIVED AN 8.6 HOUR CHECKOUT IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX98FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA048), Nov 27, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N6933Y), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after being distracted by the nose baggage door opening in-flight resulting in a stall/spin. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's…

## Other reports on N6933Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780504031899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504031899I), May 4, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N6933Y), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied into drainage ditch off the side of runway.

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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