Piper PA-24 accident near Ashland, OR
On November 29, 1993, a Piper PA-24 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ashland, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 29, 1993
- Place
- Ashland, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.149°N, 122.531°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13793
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 29, 1993, at approximately 1000 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-24, N5764P, was destroyed when it collided with terrain approximately seven miles east of Ashland, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the owner of the aircraft and the sole occupant, was fatally injured in the crash. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR 91 without a flight plan, and with a reported destination of El Cajon, California. According to witnesses, instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity at the time of the crash. The pilot was not instrument rated. There was no report of the ELT functioning, and no fire at the crash site. A witness, who was at his residence approximately three miles west of the impact site, said that he was standing outside of his home at approximately 0958 when he heard the sound of a fluctuating airplane engine, as if it were making "loops." The sound lasted only 30 to 35 seconds before he heard the impact. The witness notified authorities immediately, then drove east on Dead Indian Memorial Road, met another witness who had heard the crash, and located the wreckage below the highway, at milepost 11.5. When he was interviewed on the telephone, he stated that his residence is at about 3000 feet MSL, and that the accident site was at about 4000 feet. He said that the weather was snowy, and that there was fog and low clouds in the vicinity of the accident site. He said that two other persons met him at the accident site who had heard the same sounds before the crash, which he articulated as a series of crescendos that mimic
Probable cause
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHEER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
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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.
