- Date
- March 5, 1984, 21:56 local (Mar 6, 1984, 02:56 UTC)
- Place
- Manassas, VA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9011PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840305008999A
- Case key
- 6262
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Analysis
The accident occurred on missed approach at night in weather conditions below the destination minimums after aprx 5 hours and 25 minutes of flight. Performance computations indicated the accident occurred at or near the time of projected fuel exhaustion. Metallurgical examination could not determine that a malfunction in the altimeter occurred before impact. Several witnesses heard the engine 'cut-out' before impact. It was determined that the accident occurred during an uncontrolled descent in instrument conditions after an engine failure as a result of fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9011P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4472
- Airframe hours
- 3,987
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D445, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles R. Casassa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1983 · 188 hours before
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Destination
- W22 · Woodbridge, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- W10 · Manassas Municipal, runway 16R, 3,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,422 total · 3,256 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 188° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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