Piper PA-60-700P N323CB

Summary

On 12 July 1994 at about 13:16 local time, a Piper PA-60-700P registered N323CB was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 July 1994 at 13:16

Classification

Accident

Location

White Plains, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Westchester County (HPN)

Coordinates

41.0504, -73.7398

Aircraft

Piper PA-60-700P

Registration

N323CB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Elkhart

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC94LA121

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor was internal obstruction of the pitot tube.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE 4451 FOOT LONG RUNWAY, WENT DOWN A HILL, AND STRUCK A FENCE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, 'DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE INDICATED AIRSPEED NEEDLE CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS, BUT THEN WOULD GO NO FURTHER...MY ATTEMPTS TO DISLODGE IT BY TAPPING ON THE FACE OF THE GAUGE WERE FUTILE...I PULLED BACK THE THROTTLES AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES...' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BASED ON THE EXISTING CONDITIONS 'THE AIRPLANE CAN ACCELERATE FROM REST TO ROTATION SPEED AND BACK TO REST IN LESS THAN 3500 FEET.' THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE PITOT TUBE WAS INTERNALLY OBSTRUCTED WITH AN INSECT AND MUD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.