Piper PA-32-300 N95RA
19 September 1985 · Mt. Pleasant, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1985 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N95RA, operated by Alex Leon Frazier, was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Pleasant, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1591, -94.9708
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N95RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alex Leon Frazier
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA351
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PILOT STATED HE LOST ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN A GRASSY FIELD. AN EXAMINATION SHOWED A COLLAPSED FLEX AIR DUCT FROM THE AIR FILTER TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. A FORTY FIVE DEGREE METAL DUCT WAS NOT INSTALLED BETWEEN THE END OF THE DUCT AND THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE AIR FILTER WAS DIRTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Perry, Georgia, United States | Geoffrey Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Monticello, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-32-301 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Holiday Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Chapman Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32-260 | San Juan | Flemenco Airways, Inc. | Fatal | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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