Piper PA-22 N3439Z
27 March 1993 · Marysville, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 March 1993 at about 15:41 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3439Z, operated by Brannon, Robert E., was involved in an accident near Marysville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 15:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marysville, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.5792, -85.6507
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N3439Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brannon, Robert E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Georgetown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA119
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE FLYING IN CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT AND HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE ACCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED NO MECHANICAL PREIMPACT ANOMALIES. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANKS, LINES AND CARBURETOR. TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT RECORDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT WERE 54 AND 46 DEGREES, WHICH EQUATES TO A 'SERIOUS' ICING PROBABILITY ON A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART. THE CARBURETOR HEAT SELECTOR IN THE COCKPIT WAS FOUND POSITIONED 'OFF'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Drift River, Alaska, United States | Johnson, Ronald B. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-108 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Hammer, LEO J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-20 | Oakdale, California, United States | ED Ferro | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22-150 | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22 | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Miller, Mitchel A. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Jay Creek, Alaska, United States | Gifford, William D. | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft 18-C45G | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | Crites, Kenneth J. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1993 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Beene, Charles W. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1993 | Cessna 150H | Gary, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1993 | Cessna 182P | Portage, Indiana, United States | Miller Aircraft Company, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Cedar Lake, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Welch OW8M | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |