Piper PA 34-220T accident near Ebensburg, PA
On November 25, 2017, a Piper PA 34-220T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, PA. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 25, 2017
- Place
- Ebensburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 34-220T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.485°N, 78.725°W
- NTSB ID
- 20171127X10340
Official records · ERA18LA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On November 25, 2017, about 1345 eastern standard time, a Piper PA 34-220T, N263DM, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees during a go-around at the Ebensburg Airport (9G8), Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The private pilot and the three passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Daviess County Airport (DCY), Washington, Indiana, about 1100, and destined for 9GB.The pilot stated that the airplane's left engine had just recently started to leak a significant amount of oil; however, two mechanics looked at the engine the day before the accident flight and the source of the leak could not be located. On the day of the accident, the pilot said he topped off his fuel tanks and put two quarts of oil in the left engine, bringing the oil level up to seven quarts. He then departed for Pennsylvania. The flight was uneventful until he was about 10 to15 miles out from 9G8, when the left engine low-oil-pressure light came on. When the airplane was five miles from the airport, the left engine experienced a total loss of power and the propeller feathered. The wind at the destination airport was out of the west, so the pilot initially planned to land on runway 25; however, due to only one working engine, he elected to land downwind on runway 07. The approach ended up being too fast and too high, and the pilot decided to go-around. As the airpla
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to fly an airplane with a known oil leak, which led to a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land with a tailwind, which led to his attempted go-around and subsequent loss of control.
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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.
