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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · New Philadelphi, OH · June 16, 2003

Date: June 16, 2003 · 15:44 local
Place: New Philadelphi, OH
Airport: Harry Clever Field Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8162Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD03FA058
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 953 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8162YRegistration cancelled Dec 23, 2009 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1275 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 6-16-03 N8162Y a Piper 30-30, piloted by woodrow e. williams, crashed one mile south of new philadelphia (phd). There were two fatalities Mr. Williams and his wife evelyn williams. Witnesses indicated that the aircraft was struggling to maintain power. The aircraft overflew the airport at about 100' gear up and continued to fly south over route 250 where the aircraft became too low and clipped a tree line. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed inverted in a gravel pit. There was no fuel found in the left outboard tank-evidence of fuel was found in the right outboard tank. The fuel selector valves were positioned to the outboard tanks. Fuel was found in the right inboard tank, the left inboard tank was punctured. Mr. Williams purchased 55.3G of fuel 2 hours earlier that day in crawfordsville, IN. The engines were looked at by Lycoming company representative and did not indicate any abnormalities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 6-16-03 N8162Y A PIPER 30-30, PILOTED BY WOODROW E. WILLIAMS, CRASHED ONE MILE SOUTH OF NEW PHILADELPHIA (PHD). THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES MR. WILLIAMS AND HIS WIFE EVELYN WILLIAMS. WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 100' GEAR UP AND CONTINUED TO FLY SOUTH OVER ROUTE 250 WHERE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOO LOW AND CLIPPED A TREE LINE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INVERTED IN A GRAVEL PIT. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE LEFT OUTBOARD TANK-EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVES WERE POSITIONED TO THE OUTBOARD TANKS. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT INBOARD TANK, THE LEFT INBOARD TANK WAS PUNCTURED. MR. WILLIAMS PURCHASED 55.3G OF FUEL 2 HOURS EARLIER THAT DAY IN CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN. THE ENGINES WERE LOOKED AT BY LYCOMING COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE AND DID NOT INDICATE ANY ABNORMALITIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD03FA058Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNewPhiladelphia, OHThe pilot's mismanagement of the fuel, and his failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed with one engine inoperative.Jun 16, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8162Y · 1

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

Incident 19890528037979IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · State College, PAOn landing rollout left main tire went flat. Aircraft veered left and departed runway. Replaced tire and tube.May 28, 1989 · Minor damage