Piper PA-28-161 N84400

Summary

On 23 April 1984 at about 04:37 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N84400, operated by Frederick Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gathersburg, Maryland, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 April 1984 at 04:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Gathersburg, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery Co. Airpark (GAI)

Coordinates

39.1704, -77.1798

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N84400

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frederick Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morristown → Frederick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC84FIG01

1 person had minor injuries.

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

WHILE ON A SECOND ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE LOC ON THE ILS 23 APCH AT FREDERICK, MD, THE PLT REPORTED A LOW FUEL CONDITION TO BALTIMORE ATC. AT THIS TIME ATC SUGGESTED THE PLT FLY TO EITHER BALTIMORE (34 MILES SE) OR TO DULLES (25 MILES SW) FOR AN APCH. A HEADING OF 090 DEGS WAS ISSUED FOR BALTIMORE. THE PLT THEN STATED TO ATC THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS WAS EMPTY AT WHICH TIME VECTORS WERE ISSUED FOR THE NDB-A APCH AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK, GAITHERSBURG, MD. WHEN 3 1/2 MILES NNE OF THE ARPT, THE PLT REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN THE PLTS FIRST LOW FUEL REPORT TO ATC AND THE LOSS OF POWER REPORT WAS 19 MINUTES. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA 2 1/2 MILES NNW OF THE ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.