19960127000979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Mountstorm, WV · January 27, 1996

Date: January 27, 1996 · 01:20 local
Place: Mountstorm, WV
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GXPA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N162GA
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO96LA040
Reported as: Piper PA60601
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540S1A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,048 total70 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N162GARegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2001 · Smith AEROSTAR 601S/N 61-0050-95 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601

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What happened

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Lost right engine en route. Settled into clouds. Iced up. Unable sustain alt. Impacted mountain. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE EN ROUTE. SETTLED INTO CLOUDS. ICED UP. UNABLE SUSTAIN ALT. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO96LA040Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMount Storm, WVloss of power in the right engine for undetermined reason(s), and the accumulation of structural ice on the airplane, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a subsequent forced landing before the pilot could reach an alternate airport. Factors…Jan 27, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N162GA · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950404006639IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Louisville, KYNarrative: on 04-04-95, a Piper PA-60 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing at Louisville, KY (sdf). The aircraft was being operated by grand aire express inc. and was on a FAR part 91 flight to clarksville, TN. According to the pilot, a…Apr 4, 1995 · Reported as Piper PA60601 · Minor damage Incident 19930428018919IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cadiz, KYHad three green lights on approach. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.Apr 28, 1993 · Reported as Piper PA60601 · Minor damage