# Accident 20230625011519A: Piper PA-30, Claxton, GA, June 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2023, 12:31 local time
- Place: Claxton, GA
- Airport: Claxton-Evans County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 2MVS
- Location: 32.1940° N, 81.8542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1940&lon=-81.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7240Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7240Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230625011519A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING BY FAMILY MEMBERS AT APPROXIMATELY 12:42 AM ON JUNE 26, 2023. WITH COORDINATES WHICH INCLUDED TIME STAMPS PROVIDED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NATIONAL RADAR ANALYSIS TEAM, THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 10 IN DENSE BRUSH AND PLANTED PINE TREES AT 4:56 AM.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE CAUSING THREE SIGNIFICANT CRATERS CREATED BY THE ENGINES AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT PROPELLER EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND BLADE TWIST ALONG WITH SIGNIFICATE POLISHING OF THE BLADE’S BACK. THE RIGHT PROPELLER DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY DAMAGE CONSISTANT WITH ENGINE POWER. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE MAIN TANK POSITION. THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED BETWEEN THE AUX TANK AND OFF AND WAS NOT IN A DETENT.

## 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 ERA23FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA274), Jun 25, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N7240Y), Claxton, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew’s improper fuel management, which resulted in the airplane’s right engine being starved of fuel and its subsequent total loss of power.

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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