Piper PA 24-250 N5923P
3 July 2014 · Monroeville, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2014 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA 24-250 registered N5923P, operated by Vance Alexander, was involved in an accident near Monroeville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroeville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe County (MVC)
- Coordinates
- 31.4547, -87.3617
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 24-250
- Registration
- N5923P
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1959
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vance Alexander
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alabaster → Monroeville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14LA325
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger departed on a cross-country flight with 30 gallons of fuel in each of the two wing tanks. While the airplane was about 100 ft above the runway at the destination airport, the flight instructor applied full power to perform a go-around. When the airplane reached about 400 ft above ground level, the engine quit. The engine regained power briefly, but it then lost total power. The flight instructor subsequently conducted a forced landing, and the airplane impacted trees, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. A postaccident examination of the airplane, engine, and fuel system revealed no malfunctions or anomalies. Although the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at descent power at the time of the accident, it could not be determined if the power loss was a result of carburetor ice.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2014 | Piper PA 24-250 | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Anderson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2014 | Piper PA 24-250 | Garberville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2014 | Piper PA-24-250 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Christopher Cyphers | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 2014 | Piper PA 24-250 | Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2014 | Piper PA 24-250 | Rancho Murieta, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2014 | Piper PA-24-260 | Everglades City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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