Piper PA-23-250 N6505Y
27 December 1984 · New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1984 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6505Y, operated by Appalachian Aviation, was involved in an accident near New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4804, -81.4391
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6505Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Appalachian Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McArthur → Erie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT FELT VIBRATION AND REDUCED POWER ON BOTH ENGINES TO IDLE. PLT HEARD A 'THUD' AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD SEPARATED CUTTING THROUGH THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AS IT DEPARTED. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT LOCATED. TWO OF THE SIX PROPELLER BOLTS REMAINED WITH THE ACFT. METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE TWO BOLTS REVEALED FATIGUE PROGRESSION STEMMING FROM NUMEROUS ORIGINS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-23-160 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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