Piper PA-60 N52AC
30 May 1983 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 1983 at about 15:04 local time, a Piper PA-60 registered N52AC was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront (NEW)
- Coordinates
- 29.9704, -90.0310
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60
- Registration
- N52AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Diamond Head → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA252
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ACFT WAS STABILIZED ON FINAL APCH, IT PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY & YAWED, THEN ROLLED LEFT TO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE & CRASHED IN A CANAL. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE LEFT PROP WAS WINDMILLING. ONE STATED THE LEFT PROP HAD STOPPED. TWO OTHERS SAID SMOKE WAS TRAILING FROM THE ACFT. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER THE ACFT PASSED OVER HIS CAR, A FINE MIST OF OIL FELL ON HIS WINDSHIELD. WHEN THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE CANAL, THE LEFT PROP WAS FOUND IN THE FEATHERED POSITION WHILE THE RIGHT PROP WAS NEAR ITS LOW PITCH STOPS. THE LEFT PROP DOME WAS FOUND DEPLETED OF AIR PRESSURE & NO OIL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT ENG CASE. ALSO, AN OIL FILM WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT ENG, LEFT FLAP & LEFT STABILIZER. A FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THAT AN OIL INTERCONNECT LINE, PIPER PN: 920024-811, HAD FAILED INSIDE ITS FIRE PROOF COVERING. THE HOSE WAS 8 YRS OLD, ITS RECOMENDED REPLACEMENT INTERVAL WAS 5 YRS. IT HADBEEN INSTALLED WITH A SMALL BEND RADIUS. ALSO, THE LEFT ENG HAD EVIDENCE OF HEAT & WEAR DUE TO LACK OF OIL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-60-601P | Tampa, Florida, United States | Charles Hilton Loyd, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-60-601P | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-60 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Top Flight Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-60-602P | Brenham, Texas, United States | W. A. Williamson, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-60/601P | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Goodenow Bancorporation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-60 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Grumman G-164A | Morse, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1983 | Cessna A185F | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |