Piper PA-24-250 N5435P
28 February 1988 · Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1988 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5435P was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Municipal (PYM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5435P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middlebury → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA096
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 OF THE PA-24 SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP. HE SAID A POWER LOSS FOLLOWED. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED PRIOR TO MAKING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. A WITNESS IN THE AIRCRAFT SAID THE LEFT FUEL GAGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE RIGHT SHOWED 15 GALLONS. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 16 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, TANK SELECTOR VALVE OR ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Chico, California, United States | Cole, Ralph H. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-24-400 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Floresville, Texas, United States | JON S. Blocker | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-24-260 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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