Piper PA-28-235 N8633W
6 July 1993 · Bloom, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1993 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N8633W, operated by Legan, Charles W., was involved in an accident near Bloom, Kansas, United States. One person was 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloom, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N8633W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Legan, Charles W.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberal → Ulysses
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA235
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
improper refueling by a person or persons unknown. A factor was deteriorated fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OCCURRED ON TOUCHDOWN. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED DETERIORATED FUEL IN TANKS. SOURCE OF THE FUEL WAS UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Atlantic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | Aero Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Prontoaire, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Magdalena, New Mexico, United States | Klungle, Robert L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbia Stn, Ohio, United States | Illinois Valley Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1993 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Byers, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Midwest Executive Aviation Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Dec 1993 | Mitsubishi MU-300 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jun 1993 | Emory W Greer Jr VARI-EZE | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Emory W. Greer, JR. | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1993 | Grumman G-164A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | James R. Floyd | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1993 | Cessna 188 | Buhler, Kansas, United States | Wallace D. Cook | No injuries | - |