Piper PA-28-235 N9014W
21 July 1984 · Selbyville, Delaware, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9014W was involved in an accident near Selbyville, Delaware, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selbyville, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4700, -75.1693
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N9014W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocean City → Toronto
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO84FA001
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 STUDENT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED ON THE FLIGHT WITHOUT A WX BRIEFING DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN. WITNESSES RELATED HEARING THE ENGINE ACCELERATE AND SEEING THE ACFT START A CLIMB BEFORE IT BROKE UP AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FAILED NEGATIVELY AT A LOW ALTITUDE RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. THE STUDENT PLT BEGAN FLYING IN 1974.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1984 | Cessna 182D | Woodside, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32R | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Smyrna, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1984 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Eagle Crest, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Ellendale, Delaware, United States | Dawn Aeronautics | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1984 | Piper L-21-A | Selbyville, Delaware, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |