# Accident 20041003035399A: Piper PA23, Beatrice, NE, October 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2004, 15:25 local time
- Place: Beatrice, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3014° N, 96.7542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3014&lon=-96.7542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173DC-2006-05-17) (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: 1,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041003035399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB FROM TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF HIGHWAY AND NOSED INTO A BERM ALONG THE DITCH. PILOT WAS ASSISTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY WITNESSES. AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. LYCOMING MOTORS INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY TO BE COMPLETED BY LYCOMING MOTORS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. 10/14/2004 ENGINE MANUFACTURER DISASSEMBLED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. DETERMINATION COULD NOT BE MADE AS TO CAUSE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CHI05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA001), Oct 3, 2004: Piper PA-23-180 (N173DC), Beatrice, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of right engine power undetermined reasons. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power at a low altitude and below the single engine best rate of climb airspeed (Vyse), and the…

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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