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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Trenton, SC · November 25, 2013

Date: November 25, 2013 · 18:04 local
Place: Trenton, SC
Airport: Twin Lakes
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4016P
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA049
Reported as: Piper PA-23-160
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

N4016PRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2014 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1491 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot took off from Twin Lakes Airport and began to climb out and bank to the left. The left engine quit and the aircraft began to roll further to the left. The right engine was at full power, which increased the left roll and the aircraft crashed into the woods just off the north west taxi way.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TWIN LAKES AIRPORT AND BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT AND BANK TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER, WHICH INCREASED THE LEFT ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS JUST OFF THE NORTH WEST TAXI WAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGraniteville, SCThe pilot's improper maintenance of the airplane's fuel system, which resulted a loss of power in the left engine due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed following the loss of engine power, which…Nov 25, 2013 · Substantial damage