Piper PA-23-250 N40249
1 November 1983 · Greer, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1983 at about 15:16 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N40249 was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greer, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP)
- Coordinates
- 34.9304, -82.2306
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N40249
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
DURING THE FLT, HYDRAULIC FAILURE OF THE LANDING SYS OCCURRED & THE AIRCREW WERE UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER ORBITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, A LANDING WAS MADE. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT AN AILERON BALANCE CABLE HAD CHAFED AGAINST A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE LANDING GEAR SYS UNTIL A HOLE WAS WORN THRU THE LINE. THIS ALLOWED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-23-160 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | David W. Autrey | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-23-250 | Waco, Texas, United States | Gary Mack Roberts | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-23 | Comfort, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-23-250 | San Juan | Collins M. Ketcham | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-23-250 | St. Joseph, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-23-250 | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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