FTW85FA014

1984-10-16 · SEGUIN, Texas, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport T90

Aircraft involved

N1094P Piper PA-23-170 Fatal

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ACFT RETURNED WITH AN UNKNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM. LEFT ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ACFT TOO HIGH ON FINAL TO LAND, ACFT CONTINUED DOWN RWY, DESCENDING AND SLOWING DOWN. WITNESS SAID ACFT ENTERED A VMC ROLL AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND. BURST HYDRAULIC LINE WAS FOUND ON LEFT ENGINE. WITNESSES DISAGREE WHETHER PLT REPORTED ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL SYSTEM FAILURE WAS FOUND. LAST ACFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 1 FLT HR BEFORE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_FTW85FA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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