Piper PA-23-150 N1196P
7 April 1982 · Newark, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-150 registered N1196P, operated by L.e.clark, was involved in an accident near Newark, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0001, -97.4410
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-150
- Registration
- N1196P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L.e.clark
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Justin → Justin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FA111
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PLT REPORTED A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND HE OBSERVED THE LEFT ENG COWL RAISED TO A VERTICAL POSITION & THE ENG DROOPED DOWNWARD. THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DRAG CAUSED THE ACFT TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT BY FEATHERING THE RIGHT ENG. A GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE IN A PASTURE. ONE BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT PROPELLER DUE TO SEPARATION OF A FLANGE ON THE PROPELLER HUB. THE SEPARATED HUB FLANGE FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLIC METAL FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-23-170 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Richard B. Daseke | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-160 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mark Hewlett | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Auburn University Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-23 | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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