Piper PA-28-180 accident near Avondale, PA
On September 29, 2004, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Avondale, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 29, 2004
- Place
- Avondale, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.833°N, 75.782°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041008X01597
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 29, 2004, about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N54397, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Avondale, Pennsylvania, during a forced landing after departing from the New Garden Airport (N57), Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Two witnesses near the accident site reported observing the airplane depart from runway 24, a 3,695-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, asphalt runway. As the airplane initiated a climb to about 200 feet, the engine began to sputter. The airplane then turned to the right, while maintaining a climb attitude, and the engine subsequently lost total power. The airplane then appeared to stall, and descend towards the ground out of the witnesses view. The airplane came to rest in a wooded area, about 1/2 mile west of runway 24, approximately abeam the departure end of the runway. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight, at 39 degrees, 49.680 minutes north longitude, 075 degrees, 46.562 minutes west latitude, at an elevation of 376 feet. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate for airplane single engine land. The pilot reported 604 hours of total flight experience on her most recent application for a Federal Aviation Administration third class medical certificate, which was issued on December 29, 2003. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane's most recent annual inspection was performed on July 1, 200
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power.
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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.
