Piper PA-34-200T N31858
2 September 1993 · Williamson, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1993 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N31858, operated by W. M. T. Inc., was involved in an accident near Williamson, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williamson, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Williamson Mingo Cty (4I0)
- Coordinates
- 37.6691, -82.2701
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N31858
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- W. M. T. Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Abingdon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT AREA FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF HE NOTED AN ODOR. HE STATED THAT WITHIN 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, HE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WHICH INCLUDED TURNING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE ELECTED TO RETURN FOR A LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE TAXIWAY. HE LEFT THE AIRPLANE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. ON HIS RETURN TO THE AIRPLANE, HE NOTED THE FIRE HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND TO THE EMPENNAGE AREA. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE CABIN AREA AND NOSE COMPARTMENT WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | Raymond M. Dolan | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | Avalon, California, United States | South Bay Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-34-220T | Battleground, Washington, United States | Flightcraft Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1993 | Piper PA-34-200 | Jean, Nevada, United States | Air Desert Pacific | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1993 | Piper PA-34-200 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | Air Desert Pacific | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-34-200 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Mead, Helen L. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1993 | Beechcraft B100 | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | Roche Biomedical LAB. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Smyth SIDEWINDER | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States | John Jewett | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna 150L | Fairmont, West Virginia, United States | Marvin Franks | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Cessna 170B | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Armel Aviation, Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1993 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 | S. Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1993 | Martin STREAK SHADOW | Mannington, West Virginia, United States | Joseph K. Martin | Serious injuries | - |