Plane Crash List

Piper PA-601P N8249J

19 September 1990 · Wiley Ford, West Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 September 1990 at about 20:55 local time, a Piper PA-601P registered N8249J, operated by National Jet Co. Inc., was involved in an accident near Wiley Ford, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Wiley Ford, West Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Cumberland Municipal (CBE)
Coordinates
39.6202, -78.7590
Aircraft
Piper PA-601P
Registration
N8249J
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
National Jet Co. Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Williamsburg → Cumberland
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO90FA076

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY NOT MAINTAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS IN FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR AN APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. HE RECEIVED AIRPORT ADVISORIES FROM THE AIRPORT UNICOM OPERATOR & ASKED THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS BE TURNED UP. SOON AFTERWARDS, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN APPROACHING RUNWAY 23, WHICH WAS SERVED BY A LOCALIZER APPROACH. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT SAID HE SAW THE PLANE FLYING IN & OUT OF LOW HANGING CLOUDS. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE AT LEVEL FLIGHT, ABOUT 400 TO 500 FEET AGL, THEN IT PASSED OVER THE AIRPORT & WENT IN A STEEP LEFT TURN. AFTER ABOUT 90 DEGREES OF TURN, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A SHALLOW DESCENT. IT ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN BEFORE IT DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 28. THE WITNESS SAID HE HEARD ENGINE SOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. A POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF IMPAIRMENT OR INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Piper PA-601P accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Sep 1990 Piper PA-601P
N321GB
Monroe, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
8 Aug 1989 Piper PA-601P
N6067Z
Ramona, California, United States - Fatal 1
15 Aug 1994 Piper PA-601P
N3642A
Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 4
17 Nov 1994 Piper PA-601P
N22ML
Luray, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
10 Feb 1995 Piper PA-601P
N57NW
Tremonton, Utah, United States - Fatal 2
22 Feb 1985 Piper PA-601P
N60817
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States Robson S. Walton Minor injuries -

All 13 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 Feb 1990 Rolladen-Schneider LS-6
N511M
Cabins, West Virginia, United States - Fatal 1
22 Apr 1990 Piper PA-28-140
N5886U
Ona, West Virginia, United States William Coleman Thompson, III Fatal 2
19 May 1990 Douglas DC-3
N1FN
Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States - Fatal 2
30 May 1990 Rockwell 114
N5803N
Anawalt, West Virginia, United States - Fatal 4
4 Jun 1990 Cessna 172RG
N5117U
Onego, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
Kentucky Airmotive, Inc. Fatal 2
15 Jun 1990 Mooney M20E
N3260F
Charleston, West Virginia, United States Thunderbird Flying Club, Inc. Fatal 2

All 170,864 records in United States