Piper PA-31T accident near Norwich, OH
On December 2, 1993, a Piper PA-31T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Norwich, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 2, 1993
- Place
- Norwich, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.031°N, 83.141°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13900
NTSB summary
On December 2, 1993, at about 1341 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31T, N515WB, piloted by Mr. Michael Stevenson, and registered to Brent's International Inc., separated in flight, and collided with the terrain near Norwich, Ohio. The two pilots were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. The pilot had requested and received an IFR clearance from the Baltimore Terminal Radar Control (TRACON) at 1139, from Easton, Maryland, to Des Moines, Iowa. At 1332, the pilot radioed Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), frequency 125.07, "level FL 240" [flight level 24,000 feet MSL]. At 1338:37, the recorded radar data from the FAA Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) showed N515WB, at FL 240, ground speed 205 knots, and heading 300 degrees. At 1338:43, the data showed that N515WB had climbed 100 feet to FL 241, same speed, and heading 299 degrees. At 1339:01, the airplane had descended to FL 237, and was in a left turn. The airplane continued in a left descending turn, through the following times and altitudes: at 1339:13, FL 217; at 1339:31, 14,400 feet; at 1339:43, 11,600; at 1340:01, 3,900 feet, and the last altitude depicted was 2,100 feet at 1340.19. The airplane had descended from FL 241 to 2,100 feet, the last altitude depicted on radar, in an elapsed time of 84 seconds. The average vertical speed was approximately 15,714 feet per minute. Witnesses in the area of the crash site said they heard
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THAT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP.
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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.
