Piper PA-32-300 N4031W
24 October 1982 · Dexter, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4031W, operated by David L. McIntosh, was involved in an accident near Dexter, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dexter, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watertown International (ART)
- Coordinates
- 43.9991, -76.0395
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4031W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David L. McIntosh
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dexter → Kingston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FA012
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING GOING UPSLOPE ON A RIVER BANK FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE LANDING WAS MADE JUST SHORT OF AN OPEN FIELD. THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 1404 FEET. THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT GEAR INDEXING DOWEL PIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Dennis L Gunder | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Near Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States | Denali Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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