Piper PA-31P accident near Coffeyville, Kansas, August 2, 1993
On August 2, 1993 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-31P, registered N25TC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Coffeyville, Kansas (Coffeyville airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
UNDETERMINED.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1993 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Coffeyville, Kansas · Coffeyville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31P · all PA-31Ps on the register
- Registration
- N25TC · registry record · serial 31P-7400223
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, ABOUT 20 FT AGL AND AT 100 MPH, THE RIGHT ENGINE SURGED AND APPEARED TO OVERSPEED. THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE DID A 180-DEG TURN AND SKIDDED BACKWARDS. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 145 in the last 90 days; 55 in the last 30 days; 13,800 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 13, 1993; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIGO-541-E1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: RVS Tulsa OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 5,873 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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