Piper PA-23-250 N6310U
5 March 1985 · Foss, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 March 1985 at about 15:17 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6310U was involved in an accident near Foss, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Foss, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 35.4504, -99.1697
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N6310U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Elk City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85FA137
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
INFLT FIRE AT REAR OF LFT ENG CAUSED BY FITTING OF INLET FUEL LINE TO ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP BEING MORE THAN 1 & 1/2 TURNS FROM FINGER TIGHT PLT WAS A&P MECH AND DID MAINT ON A/C AND HAD HELPED INSTALL LFT ENG 19.8 HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT . LFT WING SEPARATED WHEN LOWER SPAR CAP WAS NEAR MELTING POINT. THE DISQUALIFYING FOR FLYING DRUG METABOLITE OF PHENDIMETRAZINE WAS FOUND DURING THE TOXICOLOGICAL EXAM THIS DRUG CAN ONLY LEGALLY BE OBTAINED BY PRESCRIPTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Reidsville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1985 | Piper PA-23 | Clovis, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Markesan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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