Piper PA-24 N6253P

Summary

On 18 September 1982 at about 04:05 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6253P, operated by Robert Miller/Morris Shnur, was involved in an accident near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 September 1982 at 04:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Erie International (ERI)

Coordinates

42.1303, -80.1409

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N6253P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Miller/Morris Shnur

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Erie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82DA226

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED WHEN THE PLANE WAS ABOUT 40 TO 50 FT AGL AND 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHTS. AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SWITCHED TO ANOTHER FUEL TANK, STARTED THE ENGINE, AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.