Piper PA-31-350 N27522

Summary

On 2 February 1985 at about 01:25 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N27522, operated by Ladco, Inc., was involved in an accident near Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 February 1985 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Whitefield (HIE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N27522

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ladco, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Whitefield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC85FA060

4 people died.

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 CRASHED AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AT WHITEFIELD DURING IMC WX. THE ACFT WAS SEEN AT 300-400 FT AGL DURING SOME PART OF THE MANEUVERING NEAR THE ARPT. THE ACFT SEEMED TO BE HEADING FOR THE ARPT WHEN LAST SEEN BY GROUND OBSERVERS. THE ONLY INDICATION OF TROUBLE WAS THE LOW ALT. OF FLT. THE ACFT CRASHED AT THE 2800 FT LEVEL OF TWIN MT ON A HDG OF 120 DEG AT 2035 HRS. IT WAS LAST SEEN ABOUT 2015 HOURS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENG FUEL DIVIDERS OR FUEL LINES. THE INBOARD TANKS WERE MORE THAN HALF FULL OF FUEL. NORMAL OPERATION CALLS FOR TAKEOFF, CLIMB & DESCENT ON THE INBOARD TANKS. THE OUTBOARD TANKS ARE USED FOR NON-MANEUVERING FLT DURING CRUISE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.