ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132801
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| Date: | Friday 8 April 1988 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Lands Edge Enterprises Inc. |
| Registration: | N59845 |
| MSN: | 31-7612054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2040 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-F28D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adjacent to Route 400, West Seneca, New York -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) Buffalo, New York |
| Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW/KJHW) Jamestown, New York | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BUFFALO UNDER IFR CONDITIONS TO JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. SEVERAL APPROACHES WERE MADE TO LAND BUT DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BUFFALO STILL UNDER IFR. DURING INITIAL CONTACT WITH CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT ADVISED THEM THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND REQUESTED DIRECT FLIGHT TO BUFFALO. ABOUT 5 MILES SSW OF BUFFALO BOTH ENGINES QUIT AND THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. AT THIS TIME THE FLIGHT WAS ISSUED EMERGENCY VECTOR TO BUFFALO, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ADJACENT TO ROUTE 400 IN WEST SENECA, NEW YORK.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS ADVERSED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification NYC88LA121 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X25554&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59845
3. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N59845
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170822225453/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1988/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-buffalo/
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/5/N59845.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2015 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Oct-2017 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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