Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-300 N56813

21 October 1988 · Easton, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 October 1988 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N56813, operated by TRI State Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Easton, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Easton (N43)
Coordinates
40.6807, -75.2202
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N56813
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
TRI State Airways, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Manville → Easton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC89LA016

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO A POWER LOSS OF UNKNOWN REASON(S).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED 15OO FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS ON FINAL APPROACH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED FUEL IN THE TANKS. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY. NO EXPLANATION FOR THE REPORTED POWER LOSS COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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