Piper PA-44-180 N39595
3 December 1993 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1993 at about 01:27 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N39595 was involved in an accident near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hopkinsville-Christian (1M8)
- Coordinates
- 36.8504, -87.4899
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N39595
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC94LA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper IFR procedure by conducting flight below minimum descent altitude (MDA) without visual referece which resulted in an inflight collision with wires. A factor was the wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT INITIATED A LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE 'FLYING LOW... [AND] HIT A POWERLINE.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'SAW THE RUNWAY LIGHTS MOMENTARILY BUT THEN THEY DISAPPEARED...THERE WAS A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT AT OR ON TOP OF MY RIGHT WING...' THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM REPORTED THE WEATHER AS: -X 3 BKN 10 OVC 3/4 50/59/000/027. THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THAT APPROACH WAS 500 FEET. THE POWER LINE THAT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK WAS 4441 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1993 | Piper PA-44-180 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Spruce Creek Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-44-180 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | Airline Trans. Prof. Corp. USA | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-44-180 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-44-180 | Port Isabel, Texas, United States | Southwind FLT Trng System Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1994 | Piper PA-44-180 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1992 | Piper PA-44-180T | Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States | P.c. Flyers, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1993 | Douglas MD-88 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1993 | Mooney M20C | Oak Grove, Kentucky, United States | David W. Crispell | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Cessna 172N | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | Co-Op Aircraft Service Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1993 | Cessna 170B | Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States | Gerald & Genevee Broshar | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-140 | Paintsville, Kentucky, United States | Larry Williamson | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1993 | Holmes SPECIAL | Chavies, Kentucky, United States | Stephen L. Smith | Serious injuries | - |