Piper PA-23-250 N62526
22 March 1988 · Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1988 at about 08:25 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N62526, operated by Viking Express, was involved in an accident near Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Excelsior Springs (3EX)
- Coordinates
- 39.3505, -94.2299
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N62526
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Viking Express
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dupage → Kansas City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC88FA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING ARRIVAL AT NIGHT, AFTER USING FUEL FROM THE INBOARD TANKS, THE PLT SWITCHED TO THE OUTBOARD FUEL TANKS. SHORTLY, THEREAFTER, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & OBTAINED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH IT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 MI FROM THE ARPT. NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT & THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE ACDNT SCENE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | East Hampton, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-23-160 | Avon Park, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Towson, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Souther Field Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Bannerman, Bemp | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Cessna 150 | Lees Summit, Missouri, United States | IDA M. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1988 | Cessna 150 | MacOmb, Missouri, United States | William E. Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1988 | Cessna 152 | St Charles, Missouri, United States | Schneider, Sidney | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Freeburg, Missouri, United States | Jerry A. Tierman | No injuries | - |