Piper PA-31 N7415L

Summary

On 17 February 1984 at about 00:50 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N7415L was involved in an accident near Brownsville, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 February 1984 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Brownsville Int'l (BRO)

Coordinates

26.2106, -98.2304

Aircraft

Piper PA-31

Registration

N7415L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Brownsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84LA138

6 people had minor injuries.

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 WAS MANEUVERING FOR AN ILS APPROACH WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE SWINGING CDI AND WAS BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE. HE SAID HE STARTED TO ADD POWER FOR A MISSED APPROACH AND THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. A PASSENGER SAID HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUNDS DURING THE APPROACH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE STARTED HIS MISSED APPROACH SOONER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.