Piper PA-28-140 N4477X
17 August 1993 · Marshall, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1993 at about 14:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4477X, operated by Jeffrey L. Shawd, was involved in an accident near Marshall, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marshall, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.4509, -95.7808
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4477X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jeffrey L. Shawd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Luverne → Willmar
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA326
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO DEPART AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH FORECASTED IMC EN ROUTE AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WAS ADVISED OF IMC ALONG HIS PROPOSED ROUTE OF FLIGHT BY THE FAA WEATHER BRIEFER. HE ELECTED TO DEPART ANYWAY AND MET DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS EN ROUTE. HE WROTE IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND AWAY FROM THE LOW CLOUDS, WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A CLOUD AND BECAME DISORIENTED. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME OUT OF THE CLOUD, IT WAS NOSE LOW AND DESCENDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | Air Atlantic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | Aero Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stowe, Vermont, United States | Prontoaire, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Magdalena, New Mexico, United States | Klungle, Robert L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbia Stn, Ohio, United States | Illinois Valley Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172D | Slayton, Minnesota, United States | Parker, Richard V. | No injuries | - |