Piper PA-28-140 N4686R
27 September 2000 · Miles City, Montana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 September 2000 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4686R was involved in an accident near Miles City, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miles City, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunday Creek
- Coordinates
- 46.2196, -105.5996
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4686R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miles City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA00LA190
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The instructor reported that the flight took off with approximately 1/2 fuel; the student stated that the flight then proceeded normally for 45 minutes to an hour prior to the accident. Both pilots reported that after applying full power on a touch-and-go and departing the runway, the aircraft did not climb at an acceptable rate (although the student reported that 'The engine seemed to be running smoothly but without power.') The aircraft's stall warning activated and the instructor took control, but he was unable to arrest a 'shallow descent' despite applying full power. The aircraft crashed about 200 yards west of the end of the airstrip's runway. Available data did not support a lack of aircraft climb capability for the density altitude conditions, excess aircraft gross weight, or a significant carburetor icing hazard. The student's carbon monoxide (CO) level was found to be slightly elevated after the accident, but the instructor's CO level was normal. Post-accident examinations of the aircraft's engine and exhaust system did not reveal any evidence of pre-accident defects.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-28-140 | Livermore, California, United States | Behram Irani | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-28-181 | Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States | JON Eifert | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 2000 | Piper PA-28-140 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-28-180 | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-28-180 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-28-161 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2000 | Maule M-5-210C | Babb, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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