Plane Crash List

Piper PA-60-602P N700MM

25 June 1992 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 25 June 1992 at about 21:34 local time, a Piper PA-60-602P registered N700MM, operated by Elvan Beiler, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:34
Classification
Accident
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Lancaster (LNS)
Coordinates
40.0301, -76.3299
Aircraft
Piper PA-60-602P
Registration
N700MM
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Elvan Beiler
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92LA127

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGERS BEARINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT DEGRADATION OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AT A SLOW SPEED, USING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE 4,102-FT RUNWAY BEFORE IT BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY. THE LEFT WING DIPPED, STRUCK SOME POWER LINES, AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON A HIGHWAY STRIKING A CAR. METALLURGICAL TEARDOWN EXAMINATIONS OF THE TWO LEFT ENGINE TURBOCHARGERS DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF EXTREME WEAR IN THE BEARINGS FROM THE TURBINE WHEEL SHAFTS WHICH RESULTED IN OBSTRUCTED OIL PORTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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