Piper PA-28-151 N44386
2 January 1984 · Southwick, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1984 at about 03:01 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N44386, operated by Westfield Aviation Corp., was involved in an accident near Southwick, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Southwick, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151
- Registration
- N44386
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Westfield Aviation Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlantic City → Westfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- NYC84FNE01
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 ACFT LOST POWER & MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONLY A FEW DROPS OFFUEL REMAINED IN THE POWERPLANT & 1QT PLUS 1PT REMAINED IN THE WING TANKS WITH NONE IN THE GASOLATOR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT DID NOT REMEMBER HIS LEANING PROCEDURE & HIS FUEL CALCULATIONS WERE BASED ON A LOWER ESTIMATE THAN ACTUAL CONSUMPTION RECORDS SUBSTANTIATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1984 | Beechcraft 58TC | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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