Piper PA-60-602P accident near Port Huron, MI
On September 14, 1994, a Piper PA-60-602P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Huron, MI. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 14, 1994
- Place
- Port Huron, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-602P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.801°N, 82.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02212
NTSB summary
On September 14, 1994, at 0846 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-60-602P, Canadian registry, C-FSMO, registered to FCF Bowers, Incorporated of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and piloted by a Canadian private pilot, was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain during a power off forced landing. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated from Stratford, Ontario, Canada, at 0805 EDT. According to the pilot, he departed Stratford with 165 gallons of fuel on board. He encountered "Fairly solid IMC from 3,000 to 18,000 feet... ." During the last 1,000 feet of climb the pilot said he noted "...a slight power loss and [he] began scanning instruments, gauges, and switches." The pilot continued, "Before reaching 22,000 feet the right engine stopped--within seconds the left engine quit." He said the airplane descended 18,000 feet in three minutes. He said he attempted to restart the engines two or three times. The pilot said the airplane broke out of the clouds at 3,000 feet into rain, fog, and one mile visibility. C-FSMO collided with trees and brush before coming to rest against a large tree. Witnesses said that the airplane exploded when it struck the trees. The airplane's center fuselage, inboard wing sections, including the inboard sections of the fuel tank, and engines burned during the post crash fire. During an interview with the pilot he stated a total loss of power occurred 30 to 40 minutes af
Probable cause
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION WAS A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT.
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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.
