# Accident 19971101031639A: Piper PA23250, Galveston, TX, November 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1997, 11:19 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2995° N, 94.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2995&lon=-94.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40201, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40201-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101031639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT IDLE 2 YRS ON A FERRY FLIGHT. LOST RIGHT ENGINE AND PART POWER LEFT ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL FILTERS CLOGGED. (-23) ON NOV. 01, 1997 AT 11:19 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250 AIRPLANE, N40201, TOOK OFF FROM GALVESTON SCHOLES, FIELD, GALVESTON, TX ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. THE PILOT TOLD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND WHILE RETURNING TO THE FIELD THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NEAR A GOLF COURSE. NO INJURIES OT THE PILOT. DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, BOTH ENGINES CAUGHT FIRE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT, AND THE ELEVATORS WERE DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA038), Nov 1, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N40201), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance and/or preflight inspection of the airplane, and subsequent blockage of the fuel filters, which led to fuel starvation, partial loss of engine power in both engines, and a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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