Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Glenville, NC
On September 13, 1994, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenville, NC. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 13, 1994
- Place
- Glenville, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.191°N, 83.079°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02172
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 13, 1994, at 1819 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N73AW, collided with the ground while attempting a forced landing near Glenville, North Carolina. The business flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, with a visual flight rules flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and a fourth person received serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire. The flight departed Asheville, North Carolina, at 1754 hours. At 1731:03, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N73AW, telephoned Raleigh Automated Flight Service Station (RDU AFSS) and requested a visual weather briefing from Asheville, North Carolina, to LaFayette, Georgia. The pilot was given a routine weather briefing which included current and forecast weather conditions for his intended route. After the briefing, the pilot filed a visual flight rules flight plan. At 1746, the pilot contacted Asheville Tower and requested taxi and departure instructions. At 1754, the flight was cleared for takeoff and instructed to contact departure control after takeoff. The pilot established radio contact with departure control, and maintained contact until they were 35 miles west. At 1810, after reaching 8,500 feet as a cruise altitude, the pilot established radio contact with Atlanta Center, and requested flight following. The pilot was issued a transponder code, and radar contact was also established. At 1814, the pilot radioed a "mayday" call, and r
Probable cause
THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF #4 INTAKE VALVE. A FACTOR WAS HILLY 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.
