Piper PA-34-200T N5671V

Summary

On 6 November 1996 at about 23:35 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N5671V was involved in an accident near Lehman Township, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 November 1996 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Lehman Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

41.0903, -74.9997

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N5671V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boston → Clarksburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC97FA013

2 people died.

The failure of the forward fuselage nose assembly for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in-flight breakup of the airplane.

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

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The airplane was 90 minutes into the flight, level at 10,000 feet mean sea level, on a southwest heading, when air traffic control lost radio and radar contact with the flight. ATC observed primary radar targets only continue in a northerly direction, followed by a northeasterly direction. The cockpit, right wing and engine were found impaled on a tree near the point where radar contact was lost. The left wing and engine were within 200 feet east of the right wing. Debris was scattered northeast of the main wreckage for about 10,500 feet. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the fiberglass nose assembly had failed due to an undetermined reason. Airworthiness directives had been complied with that applied to the forward baggage compartment door.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.