Piper PA-24 N7913P

Summary

On 7 March 1996 at about 18:33 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7913P was involved in an accident near Livingston, Tennessee, United States. One person was 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

7 March 1996 at 18:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Livingston, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Livingston (8A3)

Coordinates

36.3805, -85.3202

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N7913P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeling → Athens

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA058

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid obstructions (electrical lines), while on final approach to land after encountering icing conditions and diverting to a new destination (alternate airport).

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instrument flight rules flight from Wheeling, Illinois, to Athens, Georgia, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and elected to make a precautionary landing at Livingston, Tennessee. He stated that while on final approach, he failed to see electrical wires and telephone poles at the approach end of the runway. The airplane struck the wires, then collided with the ground. The pilot did not report any mechanical difficulty with the airplane during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.