Piper PA-23-250 N40504

Summary

On 18 August 2005 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N40504 was involved in an accident near Smoketown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

18 August 2005 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Smoketown Airport (S37)

Coordinates

40.0411, -76.2014

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N40504

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Smoketown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

IAD05LA123

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power during the climb for undetermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After departing the runway, the flight instructor felt a sudden power surge and yaw; however, he was unable to identify which engine was malfunctioning. After verifying proper engine control positions, he took control of the airplane from the student. He then retracted the landing gear to lessen the aerodynamic drag, and continued the climb, but the airspeed decayed towards the minimum controllable airspeed. He subsequently elected to perform a forced landing. During the landing, the airplane was substantially damaged. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.