Piper PA-44-180 accident near Newberg, OR
On October 4, 2023, a Piper PA-44-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newberg, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 4, 2023
- Place
- Newberg, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.314°N, 122.949°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231004193187
Official records · WPR24FA004
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 3, 2023, about 1847 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180, N8360K, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured; a pilot-rated rear-seated passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. A representative from the operator reported that the pilot receiving instruction had recently obtained a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating and the accident flight was his first flight in his multi-engine training program. They added that it is common for the first multi-engine training flight to include slow flight, power-off stalls, power-on stalls, accelerated stalls, steep turns, and a Vmc demonstration. The pilot-rated passenger reported that she had recently completed ground training for her multi-engine rating, and on the day of the accident flight, she had been invited to observe the multi-engine training session. During the accident flight, she was seated in the rear right seat, behind the flight instructor. With the pilot receiving instruction flying the airplane, she observed a series of maneuvers, including slow flight, emergency descent, steep turns, and stalls, followed by a Vmc demonstration. Unable to see all the airplane’s flight controls from her position, she believed the airplane’s left engine was set to idle, the landing gear was retracted, and the flaps were in a cruise configuration. During the Vmc demon
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain control of the airplane and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a stall/spin from which they were unable to recover.
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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.
