# Accident 20080213831489A: Piper PA23250, Sterling, KS, February 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2008, 12:55 local time
- Place: Sterling, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CYQA
- Location: 38.1494° N, 98.3203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1494&lon=-98.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62793, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62793-2010-07-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080213831489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2008 A PIPER PA-23-250 REGISTRATION NUMBER N62793 HAD DEPARTED WICHITA, KANSAS (KICT) ENROUTE TO HAYS, KANSAS (KHYS). AT 1255 LOCAL ATC SIMULTANEOUSLY LOST RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WITH N62793. SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT WAS CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED.

## 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 DEN08FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA058), Feb 13, 2008: Piper PA-23-250 (N62793), Sterling, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of pitch control during cruise flight resulting from the separation of the stabilator trim actuator due to inadequate maintenenace.

## Other reports on N62793 (4)

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

- [Incident 20070417005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070417005299I), Apr 17, 2007: Piper PA23250 (N62793), Webster City, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot could not get gear to extend. Inspection revealed that gear system hydraulic hose had been rubbing against aileron cables and had worn a hole…
- [Incident 19970602022269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970602022269I), Jun 2, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N62793), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Landed long. Went off end runway into a drainage ditch.
- [Incident 19841127072769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841127072769I), Nov 27, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N62793), Marshfield, WI, Minor damage. Pilot executed NDB approach successfully but was too fast and or high on final. Hydroplaned off of wet runway.
- [Incident 19841108074859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108074859I), Nov 8, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N62793), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Stopped behind large jet on taxiway. Jet blast on startup lifted wing causing propeller to strike ground.

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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