Piper PA-23-160 accident near Guthrie, OK
On May 18, 1998, a Piper PA-23-160 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Guthrie, OK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 18, 1998
- Place
- Guthrie, OK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.840°N, 97.419°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10052
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On May 18, 1998, at 1820 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-160 twin engine airplane, N4410P, registered to Seward Leasing, Inc., and operated by Crabtree Aircraft Company, Inc., of Guthrie, Oklahoma, as a 14 CFR Part 91 flight, crashed while attempting a single engine go-around at the Guthrie Municipal Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The airplane was destroyed by a post impact fire. The commercial pilot/flight instructor who was designated by the FAA as a pilot examiner was conducting a commercial multiengine certification flight check for a private pilot. The pilot examiner, and the passenger received fatal thermal injuries during the post impact fire and the private pilot received serious thermal injuries. The flight originated from Guthrie at 1800. According to the operator and the private pilot's flight instructor, the flight departed with the main fuel tanks full (72 gallons) of 100LL aviation fuel for the purpose of conducting the flight portion of the practical examination for the commercial multiengine certification. The FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) was seated in the right seat to administer the flight portion of the examination. The flight instructor reported that during the private pilot's training, he had shut down and feathered the right engine; however, he never shut down and feathered the left engine during the private pilot's training. The private pilot had received ground instruction on the emergency gear extension procedures and had used the emergency gear extension handle to
Probable cause
The designated pilot examiner's decision to execute a single engine go-around which exceeded the airplane's engine out climb capability in the gear down configuration. Factors were the arcing of an electrical wire that grounded the engine starter and the high density altitude.
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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.
