Piper PA-23-250 N62771
1 July 1988 · East Hampton, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1988 at about 23:19 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N62771 was involved in an accident near East Hampton, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Hampton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Hampton (HTO)
- Coordinates
- 40.9498, -72.1892
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N62771
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA174
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON DOWNWIND OF A VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE STATED THAT JUST AFTER ENTERING DOWNWIND HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. AS THE SPEED DECREASED BELOW 132 KNOTS HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HE REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER RPM SUDDENLY INDICATED 3200. EVENTUALLY THE RPM RECOVERED TO 2700. THE PILOT FELT THAT TOO MUCH ALTITUDE HAD BEEN LOST AND PUT ALL CONTROLS FORWARD WITH ONLY A PARTIAL RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA AND THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REVEALANY MALFUNCTION OR ABNORMALITIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-23-160 | Avon Park, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Towson, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Souther Field Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Bannerman, Bemp | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-23 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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