Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28R-201T N47457

10 September 1994 · Lockwood, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 10 September 1994 at about 19:39 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N47457 was involved in an accident near Lockwood, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 19:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Lockwood, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-201T
Registration
N47457
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ravenna → Monroe
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC94LA172

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 0

Probable cause

An electrical ground short of the ignition wires which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ON A CRUISE CLIMB, PASSING THROUGH 7000 FT FOR 10,000 FT WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE POWER LOSS WAS PRECEDED BY AN ELECTRICAL 'BURNING' SMELL. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AGAIN. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT FLEW UNDER POWER LINES AND INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A HOUSE. THE PILOT LANDED IN A WATERMELON PATCH WHERE THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAGNETO IGNITION HARNESS WERE DAMAGED BY HEAT. A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE HARNESS REVEALED ALL BUT FOUR OF THE WIRE LEADS WERE SHORTED. THE EXAMINATION DID NOT DISCLOSE A HEAT SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE HARNESS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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