Piper PA-31T3 N9193Y
24 September 1984 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1984 at about 20:09 local time, a Piper PA-31T3 registered N9193Y, operated by PEE DEE Air Express, Inc, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 11 people were on board and 6 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartsfield Airport (ATL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T3
- Registration
- N9193Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- PEE DEE Air Express, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Florence → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84MA296
People
6 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 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 NORMAL FUEL LOAD FOR THE FLT WAS 1500 LBS, BUT WITH A FORECAST TAIL WIND & AN ESTIMATED FLT TIME FOR ONLY 1+10, THE CREW ACCEPTED THE LOWER INDCTD (950 LB) FUEL LOAD. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL AN INDCTN OF 250 LBS PER SIDE, THEN THE FUEL 'SEEMED TO DISSIPATE FASTER.' WITH AN INDCTN OF 150 LBS ON DWNWND, THE COPLT RCMDD DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CAPT'S RESPONSE WAS TO ASK ATC FOR THE ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF THE DWNWND LEG. HE WAS TOLD 20 MI. PRIORITY HNDLG WAS REQUESTED, BUT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A DECLARED EMERGENCY. THE APCH WAS CONTD WITH NORMAL HNDLG FOR APRX 10 MIN. AT 1608:39, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, THEN RPRTD THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. IT CRASH LANDED ON ROUGH TERRAIN, SHORT OF RWY 8. AN EXAM REVEALED FUEL SENSORS HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED (INTERCHANGED BTN THE INBRD & OUTBRD TANKS). THUS THE GAGES INDCTD ABOUT 180 LBS MORE THAN THE APRX 763 LBS THAT WAS ACTUALLY ABOARD AT TKOF. A SPCL 500 HR INSPN OF THE ENTIRE FUEL SYS WAS MADE ON 7/8/84 USING THE 'WET' METHOD, BUT ONLY THE CAPACITANCE METHOD CHECKS EACH INDIVIDUAL SENSOR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31T3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1991 | Piper PA-31T3, T1040 | Ninilchik, Alaska, United States | Southcentral Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31T3 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Piper PA-31T3 | Kaktovik, Alaska, United States | Cape Smythe Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-31T3 | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | PRO Aire Cargo & Consulting Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Rotec RALLY 3 | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1984 | Haxton QUICKIE Q2 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 177B | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |