Piper PA24 N4284

Summary

On 2 February 2024 at about 16:42 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N4284 was involved in an accident near Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States. One person was 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

2 February 2024 at 16:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Cherokee Municipal (4O5)

Coordinates

36.7883, -98.3584

Aircraft

Piper PA24

Registration

N4284

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Enid → Enid

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA104

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the presence of ground fog, which hindered the landing approach and resulted in the pilot inadvertently landing long and impacting a fence during the attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the engine “began running very rough” while the airplane was in cruise flight about 2,500 feet mean sea level (msl). His efforts to determine the cause of the partial power loss and restore full engine power were not successful. The airport was covered in ground fog, which hindered the approach. He inadvertently landed long and attempted to execute a go-around; however, the airplane did not have sufficient power to climb and went off the end of the runway. Ground-based video depicted the airplane flying over as it neared the airport. The accompanying audio confirmed a rough running engine. Data recovered from an onboard engine monitor appeared to be stable until about 4 minutes before the accident when several cylinder exhaust gas temperatures decreased abruptly. The fuel flow and fuel pressure parameters remained stable during this time. A postrecovery engine examination was unable to identify the cause of the partial loss of engine power. Although the audio that accompanied the witness video suggested an issue with the ignition system, the postrecovery examination was unable to identify any preaccident anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.