Piper PA-23-250 accident near Coatesville, PA
On March 6, 2005, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coatesville, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 6, 2005
- Place
- Coatesville, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.952°N, 75.852°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050315X00313
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 6, 2005, at 1413 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-23-250, N2343Z, was substantially damaged when it impacted a cornfield during an approach to the Chester County Airport (40N), Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The certificated airline transport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the York Airport (THV), York, Pennsylvania, about 1330. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a target that correlated to be the accident airplane was first observed on radar about 2 miles east of the York Airport, at 1345, at an altitude of 2,800 feet. The target flew a direct path to the Coatesville area, and approached the Chester County Airport from the south. The target then flew to the east of the airport (passing to the east of the approach end of runway 29), and continued in a circular pattern above the airport, gradually descending from 2,600 feet. The target continued to circle back toward the south and passed through the final approach for runway 11, on a southeasterly heading, at an altitude of 1,900 feet. Fourteen seconds later, the target was observed at an altitude of 1,500 feet, continuing on a southeasterly heading. The last radar return was observed 14 seconds later, at 1402, at an altitude of 500 feet, about 1 mile to the south of the airport. A witness, who was sitting in his car at the Coatesville Airport, observed the accident airplane enter the traf
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate remedial action during an engine failure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. A factor was the pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation to one engine, and its 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.
