Piper PA-22 N950A
31 August 1984 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1984 at about 04:31 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N950A, operated by Jeffery A. Bown, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metropolitian (BNA)
- Coordinates
- 36.1106, -86.6591
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N950A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jeffery A. Bown
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- ATL84FLT13
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APCH TO THE ARPT AS A RESULT OF FUEL STARVATION. SIXTEEN GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, BUT THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES DURING THE FORCED LANDING DESCENT AND CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST. THE PLT'S STUDENT CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED AND A PASSENGER WAS ONBOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-108 | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | So.charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | Lake City, Michigan, United States | Gerald West | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-30 | Sparta, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1984 | Cessna T210N | Williamsport, Tennessee, United States | John D. Thomas | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft C23 | Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States | Stevens Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-28-180 | Morrison, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Cessna 152 II | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | Volunteer Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-31-350 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |