Piper PA-23-250 N989EB
13 November 1983 · Waco, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 November 1983 at about 17:40 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N989EB, operated by Gary Mack Roberts, was involved in an accident near Waco, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waco, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madison Cooper (ACT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N989EB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Gary Mack Roberts
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Montgomery
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84FA049
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO ABOUT 7,500 FT WHEN THE PLT ENCOUNTERED AN OVERSPEEDING LEFT ENG. HE TURNED BACK TOWARD WACO & FEATHERED THE LEFT PROP. WHILE RECEIVING EMERGENCY VECTORS TO AN ARPT THE RIGHT ENG QUIT. WHILE BREAKING OUT OF THE OVERCAST THE PLT SAW A PASTURE & PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE PASTURE & COLLIDED WITH TREES. SCORING WAS FOUND ON THE CUP OF THE LEFT PROP GOVERNOR, WHICH WAS EVIDENCE OF AN OVERSPEED CONDITION. HOWEVER, FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE GOVERNOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE THAT WOULD HAE CAUSED AN OVERSPEED CONDITION. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF EITHER ENG WAS FOUND.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-23-250 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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