Event ATL84LA260

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

Registry · N256AA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-44-180

Year of manufacture

2019

Engine

LYCOMING O-360-A1H6 (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20190806

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A26DC9

Registrant of record

ALF IX LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N256AA Beech J35 None

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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