Piper PA-23-250 N448VP
5 May 2003 · Buffalo, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 2003 at about 23:29 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N448VP was involved in an accident near Buffalo, New York, United States. 2 people were 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 23:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo Niagara Intl Arpt (BUF)
- Coordinates
- 42.9461, -78.7219
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N448VP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Poughkeepsie → Buffalo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent an inadvertent stall. Factors were the variable and gusty winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was approaching to land on runway 23 with a tower reported wind from 170 degrees at 10 knots. He reported that at 20 feet, and an airspeed of 100-110 mph, the airplane fell to the runway. The airport was equipped with a low level windshear detection system. According to data from 2 minutes before the accident to 2 minutes after the accident, from the on-airport sensors, the wind was variable by 40 degrees, and the velocity changed by about 5 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | John Francis Pereira | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Queensland, Australia | Gerald P. Mall | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-23-235 | Freeport, Bahamas | Richard C. Rhinehart | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Cordesville, South Carolina, United States | Gordon Larimore Gray III (president Air Mango Ltd) | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Northeast Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2003 | Mooney M20J | Montauk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2003 | Boeing 757-251 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Bell 47D | Princetown, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 2003 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ava, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |