Piper PA-28R-200 N5256T

Summary

On 13 June 1995 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5256T was involved in an accident near Bay City, Michigan, United States. 4 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.

Date

13 June 1995 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bay City, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.5996, -83.9495

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5256T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA178

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES AND HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND WIRE OF ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINES. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE ITS LEFT WING BENT AFT 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES AFTER THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS SHOWING A PASSENGER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SHOULD QUIT. HE SAID HE HAD NOT REALIZED HIS AIRPLANE HAD HIT A WIRE DURING THE DEMONSTRATION. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER SAID THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE NEXT TO THE PILOT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN OPEN FIELD NEXT TO THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT THAT MEASURED 100 FEET BY 200 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.