Piper PA-23-160 N4433P
22 September 1984 · Richmond, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1984 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N4433P was involved in an accident near Richmond, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Richmond, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8201, -84.8808
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160
- Registration
- N4433P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hamilton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA398
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CROPS AFTER A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON A TRAINING FLT. THE CFI AND STUDENT PLT WERE PRACTICING IN CRUISE, SINGLE ENG SIMULATION BY LEANING THE RT ENG AND SETTING A 'ZERO' THRUST CONDITION. THE STUDENT WAS THEN TO SET THE ACFT UP FOR A SINGLE ENG APPROACH TO THE RICHMOND, IN, AIRPORT. WHEN THE STUDENT PLT HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE QUADRANT BY MOVING ALL LEVERS FORWARD. SHE CALLED FOR, 'EVERYTHING UP OVER THERE,' MEANING THAT THE STUDENT INSURE ALL SWITCHES ON THE LEFT SIDE WERE IN THE 'UP' POSITION. WHEN POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED THE CFI LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS, FLEW THROUGH THE POWER LINES AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. BOTH PLTS STATED THAT THEY HAD PARTIAL POWER IN THE RT ENG AND COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE LT ENG. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED A SMALL AMT OF WATER IN BOTH CARB BOWLS AND A LEFT MAG ON THE RT ENG THAT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON THIS ACFT & DID NOT PRODUCE SPARK DURING TEST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| 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 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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