# Accident 20160327002819A: Piper PA-23-250, Brosville, VA, March 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2016, 16:36 local time
- Place: Brosville, VA
- Airport: Danville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6233° N, 79.6253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6233&lon=-79.6253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22AM-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160327002819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM CHARLESTON, SC TO BALTIMORE, MD. AT 6500 AGL, VFR OVER THE TOP, RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND INTERMITTANT.  RIGHT ENGINE QUIT AND LEFT ENGINE BEGAN LOOSING POWER. DECENDED AND BROKE OUT AT 700-800 FEET. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND FLIPPED, COMING TO REST, UPSIDE DOWN.  PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SCALP.

## 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 ERA16LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA142), Mar 27, 2016: Piper PA 23-250 (N22AM), Danville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N22AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19960508013469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960508013469I), May 8, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N22AM), Peoria, IL. Narrative: on may 8, 1996 at approximately 1730 CDT, N22AM a Piper PA-23-250, departed Peoria, Illinois. During the initial takeoff climb the pilot stated that…

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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