Piper PA-23-250 N717WL
21 May 1986 · Rio Hondo, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N717WL, operated by Buddy Mattix, was involved in an accident near Rio Hondo, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Hondo, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N717WL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Buddy Mattix
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brownsville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LA089
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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 RIGHT ENG FAILED DURING CRUISE FLT AND THE PLT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENG. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTION/FAILURE WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ENG FAILURE, HOWEVER, LOW COMPRESSION WAS FOUND ON THREE OF THE CYLINDERS AND THE MAGNETOS WERE OUT OF TIMING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1986 | Piper PA-23-150 | Warren, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-23-150 | Tampa, Florida, United States | William S. Bain | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-23-250 | Crestwood, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-23-250 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-23-250 | Rural Retreat, Virginia, United States | Patten Corporation of VA. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-23-250 | Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States | John C. Griffin | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |