Piper PA-32-300 N414AA

Summary

On 16 May 1999 at about 23:38 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N414AA was involved in an accident near Dickson, Tennessee, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 May 1999 at 23:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Dickson Airport (M02)

Coordinates

36.0703, -87.3693

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N414AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA088

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was uneven terrain.

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

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The airplane lost partial power following a slow descent from 5,500 feet to 2,500 feet and did not respond to an increase in throttle position. The airplane gauges did not indicate any apparent problems and the pilot performed emergency procedures which included checks of the fuel selector valve lever, electric fuel pump switch, and fuel mixture control lever. The engine performance did not improve and the airplane had insufficient altitude to make the nearest airport. The pilot made a forced landing in a field. The airplane landed hard, separating the right main gear from the airplane and collapsing the nose gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.