Piper PA-25 accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1983
On October 22, 1983 at about 10:04 pm local time, a Piper PA-25, registered N6247Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (Allegheny CO. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 22, 1983 · about 10:04 pm local time
- Place
- West Mifflin, Pennsylvania · Allegheny CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25 · all PA-25s on the register
- Registration
- N6247Z · no longer on the register · serial 25-304
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT SAID THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE TANKS, FOUND FUEL IN THE TANKS AND THE FUEL INDICATOR WORKING PROPERLY. ON FINAL APRCH AT DESTINATION, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE ACFT LANDED IN TREES APRX 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RWY. DURING POST ACCIDENT EXAM NO FUEL COULD BE FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS, GASCOLATOR OR FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,416 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 1,306 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,161 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 7, 1983; 44 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Monroeville PA at 9:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10, 6,500 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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