Event ATL93LA042

1992-12-26 TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, United States Airport · TCL None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N92AP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA 46-350P

Year of manufacture

2016

TCDS

A25SO · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC

Engine

LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A (350 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20160211

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ACBBDF

Registrant of record

RAVEN AIRCRAFT LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N92AP Pitts S2B None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE WIND GUST.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A DITCH WHICH LIES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ATL93LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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