Piper PA-23 N1257P
8 July 1984 · No. Andover, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1984 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1257P was involved in an accident near No. Andover, Massachusetts, 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 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- No. Andover, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lawrence (LWN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N1257P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- No. Andover → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA235
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 ACFT LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THEN ELECTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWYS END WITH BRAKES LOCKED. WHEN THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED BY FAA ABOUT 2 OUNCES OF WATER WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL FILTER BOWL OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. EACH CARB CONTAINED ABOUT 2 TABLESPOONS OF WATER. THE SPARKPLUGS HAD ACCUMULATED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CARBON. ALL ELSE APPEARED NORMAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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