Piper PA-32-260 N33468

Summary

On 24 July 1994 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N33468 was involved in an accident near Minford, Ohio, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 1994 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Minford, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Portsmouth (PMH)

Coordinates

38.8808, -82.8297

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N33468

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Talladega

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC94FA134

5 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN, BUT DID NOT CALL FOR HIS CLEARANCE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE AIRPORT HAS NO REMOTE RECEIVERS OR FAA ATC FACILITIES. VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRPLANE DEPART FROM RUNWAY 18, TURN RIGHT, AND THEN THERE WAS 'A BIG CRACKLING NOISE....' THEY AGREED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING ANY UNUSUAL SOUNDS. THE TERRAIN WEST OF THE AIRPORT RISES 300-400 FT WITHIN 1,500 FT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE PROCEDURE FOR RUNWAY 18 IS TO CLIMB ON A HEADING OF 170 DEG UNTIL REACHING 1,200 FT MSL, THEN TO PROCEED ON COURSE. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS INSTRUMENT TRAINING AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT, AND HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED A RECURRENT INSTRUMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT CURRENT AND FAMILIAR WITH THE DEPARTURE PROCEDURES FOR THE AIRPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.