Piper PA-44-180 N2160E

Summary

On 27 September 1995 at about 05:56 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N2160E, operated by Matthias Dahlheim, was involved in an accident near Columbia, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 1995 at 05:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)

Coordinates

33.9994, -81.0296

Aircraft

Piper PA-44-180

Registration

N2160E

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Matthias Dahlheim

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

MacOn → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL95FA174

2 people died.

the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and fog.

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

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The pilot and his safety pilot were both instrument and multiengine rated. They were on an instrument flight plan, and were executing an ILS approach to runway 11. The weather was in part: 300 feet overcast and 3 miles visibility with fog. The pilot had received a weather briefing, and reported that he had received the local ATIS at the airport. During the approach, the airplane collided with a 100 foot tall and a 150 foot tall pine tree, then crashed to the ground. Impact occurred about 1/2 mile from the approach end of runway 11. No preimpact failure of the engines, controls, or instruments was found during the investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.