Piper PA-23-250 accident near East Hampton, NY
On October 6, 1993, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near East Hampton, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 6, 1993
- Place
- East Hampton, NY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.951°N, 72.190°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13624
Official records · NYC94FA004
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 6, 1993, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N10GL, piloted by a certified flight instructor [CFI] Mr. Daniel J. Marshall, and a second pilot Mr. Roy I. Arroll, collided with trees while in the traffic patter in preparation for landing at the East Hampton Airport, East Hampton, New York. The airplane was destroyed by the post impact fire. Both pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. The purpose of this flight was to provide multiengine training to Mr. Arroll. At approximately 1230, the pilot of N10GL, made radio contact with East Hampton Airport's UNICOM, and asked for advisories. The pilot indicated that he was 10 miles west of the airport. There was no other radio contact with the airplane. A witness walking on a road near the accident site, Mr. Carl Hettiger, heard the airplane fly over head, but could not see it. Mr. Hettiger wrote in his statement: ...about 30 seconds later [after first hearing the airplane] I heard no motor, thinking the plane turn[ed] the motor off to glide into [the] airport. About 30 to 40 seconds later I heard a loud noise like something blowing up...and saw a large column of black smoke. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight approximately 40 degrees, 57 minutes north, and 72 degrees, 15 minutes west. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Mr. Daniel Marshall was born on June 5, 1931. He held Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, No. 61222812, with airplane mutiengine and airplane single engin
Probable cause
INADVERTENT FEATHERING OF BOTH PROPELLERS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER, AND FAILURE (OR INABILITY) OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO ATTAIN REMEDIAL ACTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE STUDENT PILOT'S HABIT INTERFERENCE, CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT POSITION OF THE ENGINE CONTROLS IN THIS AIRPLANE, AS COMPARED THE THE PREVIOUS AIRPLANE THAT HE HAD FLOWN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
