Piper PA-24-260 N9011P
6 March 1984 · Manassas, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1984 at about 02:56 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N9011P was involved in an accident near Manassas, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manassas, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manassas Municipal (W10)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N9011P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Woodbridge
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA116
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MISSED APPROACH AT NIGHT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW THE DESTINATION MINIMUMS AFTER APRX 5 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. PERFORMANCE COMPUTATIONS INDICATED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF PROJECTED FUEL EXHAUSTION. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT A MALFUNCTION IN THE ALTIMETER OCCURRED BEFORE IMPACT. SEVERAL WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE 'CUT-OUT' BEFORE IMPACT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1984 | Piper PA-24 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Ft Knox, Kentucky, United States | FT Knox Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Aurora, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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