19961216039449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Birmingham, AL · December 16, 1996

Date: December 16, 1996 · 07:19 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N872SD
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97FA040
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental LTSIO360EB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total

N872SDRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 1998 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 347970319 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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Idled and unairworthy. Lost left engine on climbout. Failed feathe. Below VMC. Crashed. Clogged fuel injectors.

As the FAA filed it

IDLED AND UNAIRWORTHY. LOST LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED FEATHE. BELOW VMC. CRASHED. CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97FA040Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBirmingham, ALfailure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures and feather the malfunctioning engine, which led to a forced landing and subsequent collision with a chimney (residence) and the terrain. His lack of recent experience in make/model of aircraft was a related…Dec 16, 1996 · Destroyed