Accident · 1991-03-23

NTSB case NYC91LA092 · PIPER PA-23-160 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-03-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-160 (N4155P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Phoenix East Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PHOENIX EAST AVIATION

Probable cause

IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME IN TYPE OF AIRPLANE, THE PILOTS DECISION TO TAKE AN AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT, A LEAKY ACCELERATOR PUMP SEAL ON THE CARBURETOR, AND INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA092

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.

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