# NTSB FTW93TA#07: Piper PA-18-150, N83325, Del Rio, TX, June 12, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1993, 19:00 local (Jun 12, 1993, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Coordinates: 29.37088, -100.889732 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3709&lon=-100.8897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 2007
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93TA#07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18853/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93TA%2307

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undetermined, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83325](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83325), registered now, S/N 18-7609078, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: U. S. Border Patrol
- Departed: DRT
- Destination: DRT

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 135° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## Other investigations on N83325 (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 CEN14CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA137), Feb 12, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N83325), Gordon, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper planning and miscalculation of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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.

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