Piper PA-28R-201 accident near Wellsboro, PA
On August 8, 1994, a Piper PA-28R-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wellsboro, PA. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 8, 1994
- Place
- Wellsboro, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.741°N, 77.300°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02128
NTSB summary
On August 8, 1994, at 0329 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA- 28R-201, N9673C, owned by 4621J Aviation and piloted by Daniel Lundmark, was substantially damaged when it struck the ground while on approach to the Grand Canyon State Airport, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The pilot and passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight operating under 14 CFR 91. The pilot did not recall any events relating to the flight, due to injuries received during the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, interviewed the passenger immediately after the accident in the Guthrie Square Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania. In the FAA Inspector's summary, Mr. Stanley Bencus stated that the airplane was on final approach and, "...everything looked good. They had the runway in site, but hit some trees off the end of the runway. The PIC [pilot-in-command] then applied full power, but the plane was already hitting the ground..." Mr. Bencus also stated to the FAA Inspector that neither he, or the pilot, had been drinking alcoholic beverages. The passenger elected not to speak with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator-In-Charge (IIC). In a written statement Mr. Bencus stated, "...The flight, to the best of my knowledge, went as it was supposed to. Upon arrival back at the airport he [Mr. Lundmark] turned on the landing lights at the runway with his radio...we were all lined up with the runway when all of a sudden there were trees..." The Fixed Base Operator of the Grand Canyon State Ai
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: DARKNESS.
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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.
