# Accident 20210820013859A: Piper PA-24-250, Wadesboro, NC, August 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2021, 10:13 local time
- Place: Wadesboro, NC
- Airport: Anson County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0308° N, 80.0892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0308&lon=-80.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262P-2023-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210820013859A

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1013 LOCAL TIME, N8262P CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA JUST NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 34, AT ANSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KAFP) IN WADESBORO, NC.  THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD.  BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED DESTROYED.

THE PILOT PURCHASED 51 GALLONS OF FUEL AT AFP AND WAS HEADED FOR LABELLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X14), LABELLE, FLORIDA. DURING TAXI AND TAKE-OFF FROM AFP, SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT MAKING POPPING/ MISFIRE NOISES.  ON THE CROSS WIND TURN, WITNESSES STATED THERE WERE ADDITIONAL MISFIRES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT BANK, ENTER INTO A SPIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND THEN WENT BELOW THE TREE LINE WHERE A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.

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## 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 ERA21FA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA333), Aug 20, 2021: Piper PA24 (N8262P), Wadesboro, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing was the pilot’s loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees…

## Other reports on N8262P (1)

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

- [Incident 19881015061379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015061379I), Oct 15, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8262P), Benton, TN, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Did not try to switch tanks. Forced landing. Had a faulty main fuel gauge.

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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