# Accident 19990511043309A: Piper PA22108, Chambersburg, PA, May 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1999, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chambersburg, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9292° N, 77.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9292&lon=-77.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5938Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5938Z-2026-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511043309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT APPROX. 150 FEET (AGL), THE A/C LOST POWER AND CRASHED OFF THE AIRPORT (IN FARMER FIELD).

## 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 NYC99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA111), May 12, 1999: Piper PA-22-108 (N5938Z), Chambersburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5938Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20220413005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413005339I), Apr 13, 2022: Piper PA-22-108 (N5938Z), Henderson, NV, Minor damage. On April 14, 2022, at approximately 1714 PDT, the las vegas flight standards district office received notification of a part 91 aircraft incident involving a…

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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