# Accident 20030712028969A: Piper PA23, Akron, OH, July 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2003, 11:18 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9161° N, 81.4422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9161&lon=-81.4422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825SA-2004-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 360 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712028969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAKEOFF CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN, BOTH ENGINES WERE ADVANCED TO FULL RPM BEFORE T/O ROLL BEGAN. THE PILOT STATED THAT ROTATION OCCURRED AT 80 MPH INDICATED, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AS THE LEFT ENGINE APPARENTLY LOST POWER, LEFT RPM WAS UNDER 1500 RPM. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE OR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST.

## 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 IAD03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA063), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA-23-180 (N825SA), Akron, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control single engine airspeed (Vmc) during a loss of power on one engine, which resulted in a loss of control in flight an in-flight collision with terrain. 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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