Piper PA-23-250 N6933Y

Summary

On 27 November 1997 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6933Y was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 November 1997 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Carson City, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Carson (O04)

Coordinates

39.1397, -119.7105

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6933Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Nacogdoches

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX98FA048

4 people died.

The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after being distracted by the nose baggage door opening in-flight resulting in a stall/spin. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and lack of experience in the type aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses reported that the aircraft's engines sounded normal as the aircraft climbed at an unusually steep angle after takeoff to about 300 feet agl, then stalled, rolled to the left, and spun into a hangar. One witness reported that as the aircraft rolled over he could see that the nose baggage door on the right side of the nose was open and folded back in front of the windshield as the aircraft continued to roll. The pilot had 487 hours total flying time with 23 hours in multiengine aircraft. He had received an 8.6 hour checkout in the accident aircraft 2 weeks prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.