6 fatal · PIPER PA-23-250 · 1993-03-28 · ELMWOOD PARK, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC93FA066
Event ID
20001211X12034
Type
Accident
Date
1993-03-28
Location
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
6
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-250
Registration
N6382Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAT SPIN. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT LOADING THE AIRPLANE OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND BEYOND THE AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT, THUS RAISING THE MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED.