Piper PA-23-250 N653AA
14 November 1990 · Lindstrom, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1990 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N653AA, operated by Arrowhead Airways Inc., was involved in an accident near Lindstrom, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lindstrom, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.3796, -92.8398
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N653AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Arrowhead Airways Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Paul → Blaine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE PRACTICING SLOW FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER WENT INTO FEATHER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE, WHILE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOFT, FARM FIELD. THE GEAR DOWN LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23-150 | Radnow Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23 | Shirley, New York, United States | Joseph R. Scioscia | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-23-160 | Odell, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-23-250 | Brownell, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-23 | Long Beach, California, United States | Nealy, Jeffrey A. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-23-250 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Robert M. Briggs | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B36TC | Inver Grove Hgt, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Beechcraft A23A | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Black Sheep Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | Aero Center One | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1990 | Mancini ROTORWAY EXEC | Mountain Iron, Minnesota, United States | Mancini, Geno F. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1990 | Cessna 172 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Anoka Flight Training | No injuries | - |