Piper PA-28-161 accident near Bethel, PA
On January 25, 1994, a Piper PA-28-161 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bethel, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 25, 1994
- Place
- Bethel, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.469°N, 76.290°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00589
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Tuesday, January 25, 1994, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N28767, owned and operated by Aero-Tech Services of Smoketown, Pennsylvania, and piloted by Robert Faber of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, collided with trees and impacted a mountain while in cruise flight. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The cross country flight originated from the Smoketown Airport at 1545 and was destined for Bloomsburg Municipal Airport located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The airplane and occupant were not located until January 29, 1994. Instrument meteorological conditions had prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross country flight. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a co-worker at Aero-Tech Services, the pilot involved in the accident had volunteered to fly to Bloomsburg Airport and pick him up [the co-worker] after ferrying another airplane to the Bloomsburg Airport for maintenance. The co-worker stated that he and the pilot obtained a weather briefing for their route of flight and discussed alternate plans if the weather deteriorated. The co-worker stated that the weather was reported to be "marginal VFR" and was expected to be instrument meteorological conditions later in the evening. The co-worker also stated that the pilot had taken current approach plates and IFR en route charts on the flight in the event he needed to file an IFR flight plan en route. The co-worker stated that they both preflighted their respective airplanes and the pilot refueled his airplane and departed Smoket
Probable cause
the pilot attempting visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot not maintaining clearance from objects/terrain.
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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.
