# Accident 20120628015969A: Piper PA-23, Baltic, OH, June 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2012, 09:12 local time
- Place: Baltic, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4396° N, 81.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4396&lon=-81.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3170P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3170P-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,086 total, 27 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628015969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED A WEEK PRIOR (APPROX 6-21-2012) TO DATE OF ACCIDENT (6-28-2012) BY MIKE MALLORY.  MR. MALLORY HIRED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO S. CHARLESTON, W.V.NOTE: - - - AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL (LAST 10-2010).  AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED TO NEW OWNER (M. MALLORY).  NO FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT WAS OBTAINED FROM FAA PRIOR TO FLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INSURED.APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT (CAK), THE L/H ENGINE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION (SPUTTERED AND SURGED).  THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER.  THE PILOT NOTICED THAT AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON ONE ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.  VERY SOON AFTER, THE R/H ENGINE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME CONDITIONS.  WITHOUT THE L/H ENGINE, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR THE LANDING GEAR IS INOPERABLE, SO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED THE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PUMP DOWN THE LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD ON TOP OF A HILL, BUT UNDERESTIMATED AND LANDED SHORT OF INTENDED TARGET AREA.THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A TREE LINE AND CLIPPED SOME SMALL BRANCHES.  THE L/H WING, L/H TIRE AND NOSE TIRE MADE THE INITIAL CONTACT  WITH THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE R/H TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR COLLAPSE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FARM FIELD ON THE SIDE OF A HILL OF MODERATE GRADE.EMS WAS QUICKLY ON SCENE ATTENDING TO SERIOUS INJURIES, AND PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED VIA LIFE-FLIGHT TO AKRON GENERAL HOSPITAL.NTSB INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION AND METALLIC CONTAMINATION IN THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, FUEL STRAINER BOWL, MECHNICAL FUEL PUMP, CARBURATOR INLET SCREEN AND CARBURATOR BOWL.OBSERVED WEATHER @ 8:53AM: TEMP 70F, DEW 57F, RELATIVE HUMID 64%, WIND SE AT 7MPH, VIS 10M AND CLEAR, ALT 29.91

## 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 CEN12LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA401), Jun 28, 2012: Piper PA-23 (N3170P), Baltic, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of particulate contaminant on the carburetor screens.

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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