Piper PA-32R-301 N69190

Summary

On 22 October 2003 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301 registered N69190 was involved in an accident near Spencer, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 2003 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Spencer, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Nashville International (KBNA)

Coordinates

35.7019, -85.3972

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301

Registration

N69190

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04FA023

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A pilot-rated acquaintance stated he spoke with the pilot on his cell phone shortly before the airplane departed, and the pilot told him he was going out to "practice stalls and spins." The witness stated he felt certain the statement was a joke in reference to a previous conversation he had with the pilot. After the airplane departed, the pilot was cleared at 1218 to proceed VFR, and no further known contact was made with the flight. There were no known witnesses to the accident. Examination revealed the main wreckage was found 20 feet from a ground scar that contained fragments of the right wingtip position light assembly. A fresh ground crater approximately seven feet long, seven feet wide, and two feet deep was observed in the sandy clay dirt adjacent to the main wreckage. No evidence of airframe, flight control, engine, or accessory malfunction was observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.