Piper PA-23-160 N3253P
27 February 1984 · Deming, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 February 1984 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N3253P was involved in an accident near Deming, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deming, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160
- Registration
- N3253P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Pecos
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA103
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 PLT TOOK OFF WITH FULL FUEL TANKS & USED FUEL FROM THE MAIN TANKS UNTIL THEY WERE APRX 1/2 FULL. HE THEN SWITCHED TO THE TIP TANKS & USED FUEL FROM THEM UNTIL THEY EMPTIED. JUDGING FROM A PREVIOUS FLT, HE KNEW THE L TIP TANK WOULD EMPTY APRX 8 MIN BEFORE THE R TIP. THE ACFT WAS AT APRX 5000FT AGL WHEN THE L TIP EMPTIED. AT THAT TIME, THE L ENG LOST FUEL PRESSURE & POWER. THE PLT SWITCHED THE L SELECTOR BACK TO THE L MAIN TANK, BUT POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE L ENG, THE ACFT EMTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT & RAPIDLY LOST ALT. THE L PROP CONTINUED WINDMILLING & THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. THE PLT STATED HE KNEW THE R TIP WAS DUE TO RUN DRY & HE SWITCHED THE R SELECTOR TO THE R MAIN, BUT THE R ENG QUIT AT 100 TO 150 FT AGL. A PAX STATED THE R ENG STOPPED, 5 TO 10 MIN AFTER THE L ENG. THE PLT THEN TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD, BUT THE ACFT HIT POWER LINES & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND. REPORTEDLY, CONSIDERABLY MORE TIME IS REQUIRED TO START AN ENG, IF IT STOPS FROM FUEL STARVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | Appalachian Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Piper PA 23-1300 | Battleground, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-23 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-23 | No. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-23-250 | Barstow, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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