Piper PA-23-250 accident near Clanton, AL
On June 24, 1996, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clanton, AL. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 24, 1996
- Place
- Clanton, AL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.840°N, 86.621°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05902
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 23, 1996, about 2027 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N6937Y, came apart in-flight, after the pilot reported an in-flight fire, five miles south of Gragg-Wade Field, near Clanton, Alabama. The business flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a valid instrument flight clearance. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident The private pilot and the four passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by fire and impact forces. The flight departed Lakeland, Florida, at 1900 eastern daylight time. During cruise flight at 6,000 feet, the pilot reported to Montgomery Approach Control that the airplane was on fire, and that he needed to land. The air traffic controller told the pilot that Gragg-Wade Field was located five miles in his twelve o'clock position. The pilot requested the radio frequency that controlled the runway lights. When the controller attempted to respond to the pilot's request, there was a simultaneous loss of radar and radio contact. The scattered wreckage of the airplane was located about three miles south southeast of Clanton, Alabama. Airplane debris was scattered over an area about one half mile long, with the left engine and nacelle, and the left wing outboard section separated from the main wreckage. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to information contained in the pilot's log, he obtained his private pilot certificate on January 25, 1994. His airplane single engine rating was obtained the same day. On November 2, 1994, he was issued a multi-engine rating, a
Probable cause
corrosion pitting of the number six cylinder on the left engine, and subsequent fatigue fracture and separation of the cylinder, which led to an engine compartment fire, wing fire, and an in-flight separation of the left wing.
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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.
