Piper PA-25 N6247Z
22 October 1983 · West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1983 at about 22:04 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6247Z was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny Co. (AGC)
- Coordinates
- 40.3603, -79.8991
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N6247Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroeville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PILOT SAID THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE TANKS, FOUND FUEL IN THE TANKS AND THE FUEL INDICATOR WORKING PROPERLY. ON FINAL APRCH AT DESTINATION, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE ACFT LANDED IN TREES APRX 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RWY. DURING POST ACCIDENT EXAM NO FUEL COULD BE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS, GASCOLATOR OR FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-260 | Whittemore, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Morgan, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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