Piper PA-28-140 accident near Paoli, IN
On May 5, 1993, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Paoli, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 5, 1993
- Place
- Paoli, IN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.550°N, 86.460°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12338
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT May 5, 1993, at 1645 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N2487T, registered to Stanley J. Kososki of Taylor, Michigan, and piloted by a student pilot, experienced a loss of engine power during initial climb from runway 2 (2,773' X 50' dry/asphalt) at Paoli, Indiana. During the forced landing the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot sustained fatal injuries. The solo instructional flight was being conducted under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight was departing, with an intended destination of Salem, Indiana, at the time of the accident. According to the pilot's instructor during a face to face interview, the student pilot purchased the accident airplane in October, 1992. At that time the instructor picked up the airplane from the previous owner in Taylor, Michigan, and returned the airplane to Paoli, Indiana. At the time the instructor pre- flighted the airplane in preparation for flying it to Indiana, he reported checking the fuel tanks and sumps for water or contamination and found none. The instructor indicated that this was the last time he checked the fuel and that subsequent to his delivery of the airplane to the student pilot, he never observed the student pilot or anyone else check the fuel sumps. The instructor indicated during the above interview that he was the only instructor for the student pilot. He stated that flight training was started in another type of airplane; however the student decided to purc
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE TRAINING OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, UNQUALIFIED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CONTAMINATED FUEL.
More accidents in IN
- Pilatus PC-12, May 25, 2011
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Sep 11, 1992
- Cessna 310N, Nov 20, 1984
- Cessna T303, Nov 14, 2006
- Cessna U206G, Apr 21, 2006
Browse: Indiana · Piper aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
