Piper PA-23-160 N4003P
28 August 1987 · Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 August 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N4003P, operated by Karl Kovacs, was involved in an accident near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Selinsgrove (SEG)
- Coordinates
- 40.8005, -76.8598
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160
- Registration
- N4003P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Karl Kovacs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Selinsgrove → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87FA241
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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 PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT IN AN OVERWEIGHT AIRCRAFT IN CONDITIONS OF LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING THE TAKEOFF THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PRE-EXISTING MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Miami, Florida, United States | Munim, Mary Ellen | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Mc Allen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard Summers | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Boeing B-17G | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172M | W. Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Robert Kerr | No injuries | - |