Piper PA-28-140 accident near Newton, IA
On March 6, 1993, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newton, IA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 6, 1993
- Place
- Newton, IA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.691°N, 93.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11934
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 5, 1993, about 1910 central standard time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N1646J, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near the Newton Municipal Airport, Newton, Iowa. The non-instrument rated private pilot and three passengers aboard were fatally injured. The local, personal flight operated without flight plan in instrument meteorological conditions under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from the Newton Municipal Airport at 1845. Witnesses reported dense fog at the time of the accident. The night manager at the fixed base operator at the Newton Municipal Airport reported the dense fog began to form about 15 minutes after the airplane took off. There were three witnesses in the vicinity of the crash site. All three stated they heard a small airplane flying overhead. They all reported they heard a sound characterized as a crack and scraping sound, followed by the sound of the engine revving up for a few seconds, then a loud and solid crash sound. The crash occurred in the back yards of a residential area one mile northwest of the airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane, single engine land rating, issued December 24, 1990. He held a third class medical certificate with the limitation that glasses be worn while exercising the privileges of his airman certificate. Examination of the pilot's log book revealed he had accumulated 212 hours total flight time, all of which was in single engine airplanes. He had accumulated 202 hours in this make and model airplane. In the last 90 days, and in the last 30
Probable cause
VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
