Piper PA-32RT-300T N22457
9 February 1984 · Bluefield, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 February 1984 at about 11:04 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered N22457 was involved in an accident near Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. 6 people were on board and 4 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mercer County (BFL)
- Coordinates
- 37.2590, -81.2108
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T
- Registration
- N22457
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Charleston
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA093
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS, BUT IN VMC WX. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 65 TO 75 KTS JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE LANDING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PLT STATED THAT 2 TO 3 SECONDS LATER, HE ROTATED & DUE TO THE LONG NOSE OF THE ACFT, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY LIGHTS. HE CHECKED THE INSTRUMENTS TO KEEP THE ACFT IN A PROPER CLIMB, BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LEFT WING HIT THE TOP OF A TALL TREE. THE PLT'S FATHER SAID HE OBSERVED THE ACFT ENTERING A LEFT TURN AFTER LIFT-OFF, THEN HE LOST SIGHT OF THE PLANE. THE ONLY SURVIVING PASSENGER SAID THE ENG SOUND REMAINED CONSTANT, BUT THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AFTER LIFT-OFF. MOMENTS LATER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES, CRASHED & BURNED. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED ON A HEADING OF 030 DEG, ABOUT 500 FT LEFT OF THE RWY. NO PREIMPACT/PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE PLT HAD BEEN TREATED FOR GLAUCOMA & HAD BEEN DENIED A 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON 1/31/84, AWAITING AN EYE EVALUATION. ARPT ELEV 2857 FT; CRASH SITE ELEV APRX 2400 FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Basye, Virginia, United States | Flight America, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Attalla, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-301T | Goodway, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-301T | San Angelo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Lima, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150 | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1984 | Cessna 150M | Parsons, West Virginia, United States | Thomas E. Martin | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172K | Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1984 | Bell 204 UH 1B | Tams, West Virginia, United States | Ranger Helicopter Service | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-22-150 | So.charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-23 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |