Piper PA-22-108 N4878Z
13 October 1994 · Beans Cove, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1994 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4878Z, operated by William D. Robosson, was involved in an accident near Beans Cove, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beans Cove, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.9102, -78.3693
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N4878Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William D. Robosson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cumberland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA007
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was doing a low pass over his property when the airplane struck a tree and descended nose down to the ground. According to the pilot, he applied full power to clear a power line during which the airplane struck a tree. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-22-160 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-22 | Melba, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-22 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Swart | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-22-150 | Olla, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-22-150 | Everett, Washington, United States | Hill, Douglas, L. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-22 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Mark Smith | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-140 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Flight Leader, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1994 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1994 | Cessna 172P | Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1994 | Cessna T210R | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Russell Stankiewicz | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1994 | Cessna 172M | New London, Pennsylvania, United States | TOM Kurtz JR | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1994 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bethel, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero-Tech Services | Fatal | 1 |