Piper PA-30 N8563Y

Summary

On 25 July 2002 at about 17:59 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8563Y was involved in an accident near Marble Hill, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 2002 at 17:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Marble Hill, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.4361, -90.0169

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N8563Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rock Falls → Newport

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02FA215

1 person died.

The solid fuel system contamination resulting in a loss of engine power. The inadequate emergency procedures, and the airspeed not maintained by the pilot were additional causes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an off airport landing attempt. The pilot reported a loss of engine power while en route. Witnesses reported hearing engine noise when the airplane began to circle over a 40-acre grass field. The engine noise ceased about midpoint through the turn. Ground scarring and wreckage distribution was consistent with a nose down low-speed impact. Nonvolatile memory aboard the airplane showed that the left engine was colder than the right engine and that the pilot may have attempted to start the failed engine. Solid contamination of the fuel system was noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.