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ATL84LA260

1984-08-18 · CHESAPEAKE, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PVG

N256AA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-44-180, built 2019), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR ABOUT 5 YRS. THE PLT, WHO WAS A MECHANIC, PERFORMED AN ENG GROUND RUN & THE ENG STOPPED AFTER HE NOTED A FUEL FLOW PROBLEM. HE EXAMINED THE ENG & FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLOGGED WITH CORROSION. THEY WERE CLEANED, & AFTERWARDS, THE ENG WAS GROUND RUN FOR APRX 30 MIN AT SEVERAL POWER SETTING & IT PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BEFORE TAKING OFF ON A TEST FLT, ANOTHER GROUND RUN-UP WAS MADE. DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THE ENG LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME, THE FUEL GAGE WAS REPORTEDLY PEGGED, INDICATING BLOCKAGE. THE ACFT WAS THEN LANDED IN A MATURE CORN FIELD & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED CORROSION IN THE FUEL LINES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA260.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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