Accident · 1988-12-07

NTSB case NYC89LA044 · PIPER PA-34-200 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1988-12-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200 (N16502)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: HERBERT HAUSER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HERBERT HAUSER

Probable cause

AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE ROAD SIGN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DOUBLE POWER LOSS DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA044

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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