Piper PA 31P N90AP

Summary

On 20 August 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA 31P registered N90AP was involved in an accident near East Brady, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 August 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

East Brady, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.9311, -79.6622

Aircraft

Piper PA 31P

Registration

N90AP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Chicago/Romeoville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19LA252

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On a cross-country flight during cruise, the left engine suddenly lost all power. The pilot stated he burned fuel from the inboard tanks for 30 minutes, then another 15 minutes on the outboard tanks before the loss of power. Unable to restore power the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. Testing of the left engine fuel servo and controller revealed the servo was not the correct part number for the engine, and the servo did not meet the high-end adjustment test. It is inconclusive that the fuel servo and controller were the cause of the complete loss of engine power. Postaccident examination of the left engine revealed no other evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The left-wing outboard and inboard tanks were found empty, the nacelle tank was full. The right-wing outboard tank was empty and the inboard and nacelle were full.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.