Piper PA-28R-200 N56639

Summary

On 11 May 1997 at about 17:55 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N56639, operated by Fare Share Ltd, was involved in an accident near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 1997 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pottstown-Limerick (PTW)

Coordinates

40.2491, -75.6395

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N56639

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fare Share Ltd

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA089

Injuries not recorded.

was the flight instructor's diverted attention while standing on the wing behind a turning propeller, which resulted in his departure from the wing, forward into the turning propeller.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot experienced difficulty in starting the engine of a Piper PA-28R-200. A Cessna 172 returning from a dual instructional flight pulled into the parking space to the left of the Piper. The flight instructor exited the Cessna 172, and assisted the pilot of the Piper in starting the engine. Once the engine was started, the flight instructor stood up on the right wing, and exited forward into the turning propeller, where he was fatally injured. At the time of occurrence, a motorized glider was taxiing in front of the Piper, passing from right to left. The wing of the glider had cleared the Piper by about 3 feet, and was approaching the Cessna which was parked further forward.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.