# Accident 20190427010939A: Piper PA-23, Sulphur Springs, TX, April 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2019, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1931° N, 95.6114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1931&lon=-95.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233P-2020-09-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427010939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO DO A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. HE INDICATED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS DROPPING RPM AND HE WAS DECREASING IN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED ALL AT ONCE THE RIGHT ENGINE DIED AND HE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT PROP WOULD NOT TURN. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE STOPPING THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. PROPELLER WAS STILL SPINNING BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND HE FEATHERED THE PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN19LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA129), Apr 27, 2019: Piper PA 23 (N233P), Sulphur Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detect the water contamination in the left fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of power in the left engine. Contributing to…

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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