Piper PA-28-180 N4260T

Summary

On 28 July 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N4260T was involved in an accident near Youngstown, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1983 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Youngstown (YNG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N4260T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashua → Youngstown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA337

2 people were seriously 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

WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER BEFORE THE ACFT ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION ARPT. THE PLT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP & RESTARTED THE ENG, BUT APRX 1 MIN LATER POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO THE ARPT, SO THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN A SWAMP & AVOID CRASHING IN A WOODED AREA. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT WAS BADLY DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PLT HAD CALCULATED HIS FUEL AT 65% POWER. ACCORING TO THESE CALCULATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT SHOWULD HAVE FLOWN 5 1/2 HRS; HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TACH TIME, THE ENG LOST POWER AFTER 4.68 HRS. THE OWNER STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR ACFT USUALLY BURNED APRX 10 GAL/HR. WITH 48 GAL OF USABLE FUEL. THIS WOULD HAVE YIELDED 4.8 HRS OF FLT TIME, NOT ACCOUNTING FOR START, TAXI, RUN-UP, TAKEOFF & CLIMB. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT HAD CARBURETOR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT THE OWNER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE ENG RUNNING LEAN AT LOW RPM. THE PLT DID NOT MENTION ANY FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM IN HIS STATEMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.