Piper PA-24-250 N8003P
22 December 1993 · McIntosh, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1993 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8003P was involved in an accident near McIntosh, South Dakota, 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McIntosh, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.9207, -101.3492
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N8003P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Co. Springs → Minot
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA056
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
was continued VFR flight into IMC and the failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. Factors associated with this accident were an inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, snow and the rising terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OBTAINED FOUR WEATHER BRIEFINGS PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FSS BRIEFER TOLD THE PILOT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WITH SNOW AND LOW CEILINGS WHICH WAS APPROACHING THE PILOT'S DESTINATION. DURING THE FIRST UPDATE, THE PILOT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR HIS ROUTE, BUT THE FORECAST ADVISED OF LIGHT SNOW AND FOUR MILES VISIBILITY. DURING A SECOND BRIEFING THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT A SATELLITE SHOWED A '... PULSE OF MOISTURE ...' WAS WEST OF HIS COURSE. THE PILOT LATER TOLD ATC HE WAS DESCENDING FROM HIS PRESENT ALTITUDE BECAUSE HE WAS IN SNOW SHOWERS AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE GROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO ATC'S RADIO CALL. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK SHOWED A TOTAL OF .4 HOUR OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME OBTAINED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-24-260 | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | L & L Aviation Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 6 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-24 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Kringle, Wendell K. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-24-250 | Thief Rvr Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-24-180 | Malibu, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-24 | Buffalo, Missouri, United States | LEE, Albert E. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-24 | Ilwaco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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