Plane Crash List

Piper PA-34-200 N1027U

28 April 1984 · Smyrna, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 28 April 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N1027U was involved in an accident near Smyrna, Tennessee, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Smyrna (MOY)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-34-200
Registration
N1027U
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL84LA153

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 2 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 CFI SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF AFTER HAVING SIMULATED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE WAS SIMULATED WITH THE LEFT THROTTLE RETARDED DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. AFTER THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKEOFF THE CFI SIMULATED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE AT 85 MPH BY USING THEMIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF. WHEN THE STUDENT RESPONDED BY CLOSING BOTH THROTTLES TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. MIXTURES AND THROTTLES WERE THEN REPORTEDLY ADVANCED AND THE ACFT CLIMBED TO 100 FT AT 100 MPH. A WITNESS REPORTED THE ACFT WITH THE RIGHT WING HIGH, DRIFTING LEFT, AND THEN SUDDENLY LEVELING THE WINGS AND NOSE DOWN TO GROUND CONTACT. THE CFI SAID HE TOOK OVER AT 85 MPH AS THE ACFT TURNED LEFT, ROLLED BOTH WINGS LEVEL, CLOSED BOTH THROTTLES AND LANDED OFF THE RWY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS COMING UP AT TOUCHDOWN. THE CFI THOUGHT THE LEFT ENGINE MAY HAVE LOADED UP AND NOT RESPONDED DURING THE LAST TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Piper PA-34 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
17 Apr 1984 Piper PA-34-200T
N6174H
Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
21 Nov 1984 Piper PA-34-200T
N2245F
Independence, California, United States - Fatal 4
10 Feb 1984 Piper PA-34-200
N16333
Burns, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
22 May 1984 Piper PA-34-220T
N42984
Englewood, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
1 Jul 1984 Piper PA-34-200
N4886T
Hickory, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
17 Aug 1984 Piper PA-34-200T
N36051
Acme, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 671 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
30 Dec 1984 Piper PA-30
N7589Y
Sparta, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
25 Jun 1984 Cessna T210N
N6418N
Williamsport, Tennessee, United States John D. Thomas Minor injuries -
21 Jul 1984 Beechcraft C23
N18355
Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States Stevens Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
22 Jul 1984 Piper PA-28-180
N7912N
Morrison, Tennessee, United States - Serious injuries -
11 Aug 1984 Cessna 152 II
N67810
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States Volunteer Aviation No injuries -
10 Aug 1984 Piper PA-31-350
N66AU
Nashville, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States