- Date
- December 30, 1991, 07:48 local (12:48 UTC)
- Place
- North Salem, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N36362Piper PA-60-601P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911230057549A
- Case key
- 11713
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Probable cause
A loss of control due to a distraction caused by a partial loss of power. Contributing to the accident was adverse weather near the destination airport.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on a personal trip that he had flown many times. On the day of the accident, additional fuel was not available at the departure airport. As he neared his destination, the pilot left one of his engines in a fuel crossfeed configuration casuing a partial power loss. The airplane has the capability to climb at more than 500 feet per minute using only one engine. After declaring his emergency to the control tower, radio contact was lost. The aircraft was observed flying 90 degrees to the ILS final approach course at very low altitude banking side to side. The airplane crashed in a 70 degree nose down position. Heavy snow had started falling just before the accident. A post crash fire destroyed much of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36362
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60-601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 07878063400
- Airframe hours
- 1,624
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- English Aero Services, Inc
- Registered owner
- English Aero Services, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 19, 1991 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- W63 · Clarksville, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DXR · Danbury Municipal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.