Piper PA-28-140 N95472
5 October 2009 · Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 October 2009 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N95472, operated by Duran Jerome J, was involved in an accident near Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jackson County (1A7)
- Coordinates
- 36.3482, -85.6556
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N95472
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Duran Jerome J
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gainesboro → Murfreesboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA006
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing to the accident were the rising terrain and night light conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a visual flight rules cross-county flight, the pilot elected to make an unscheduled landing to obtain updated weather information. The pilot subsequently elected to depart from runway 36, a 3,500-foot-long, unlighted, asphalt runway. It was a dark night and the pilot used glow sticks to illuminate points around the runway. The pilot reported that the takeoff and initial climb were normal, but that he did not have any further recollection of the flight. The airplane subsequently impacted trees along rising terrain northwest of the airport, substantially damaging the airplane. A witness who heard the airplane depart stated that the engine noise was "loud" with no fluctuations. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector did not reveal any preimpact malfunctions. The pilot received his private pilot certificate about 3 months prior to the accident and reported about 120 hours of total flight experience.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-140 | Heflin, Alabama, United States | John Gilbert | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-180 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Jack Bradley McCullough | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-28-181 | Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States | OAK Ridge Flyers Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Piper PA-28-181 | Metaline Falls, Washington, United States | Plus One Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2009 | Piper PA-28 | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | Skyline Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Piper PA-28-151 | Powder Springs, Tennessee, United States | Warrior Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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