Piper PA-23-250 N6638Y
29 June 1983 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1983 at about 21:05 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6638Y, operated by James C. Stalker, was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. 2 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 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pittsfield (PSG)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6638Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- James C. Stalker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Great Barringtn → Pittsfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ON THE 1ST TAKEOFF, THE CFI DEMONSTRATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF BY PLACING THE RT SELECTOR GASOLINE VALVE IN THE OFF POSITION AND HAD THE STUDENT PULL THE ENG BACK, MAKING A LANDING ON THE RWY. THE FLT THEN TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF, AGAIN THE CFI SHUT OFF THE RT GAS TANK, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THE ENG QUIT. THE STUDENT HAD RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE SEQUENCE AND THE ACFT LANDED GEAR-UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| 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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