Piper PA-23 N2116P
6 December 1980 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 December 1980 at about 12:41 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N2116P, operated by Kentucky Acft, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N2116P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kentucky Acft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3312
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ELEC BOOST PUMP SCREEN CLOGGED, UNKN MTRL, BYPASSED BY NML SYS.R ENG W PARTIAL PWR NOT FEATHERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | East Tawas, Michigan, United States | Mediclinic Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Compton, California, United States | Compton AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Blue Sky AVN | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Houston, Texas, United States | R B Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Little Rag Is, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Atlantic Airwa | No injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |