Piper PA-24-260 accident near Tennesse Colony, TX
On September 18, 1994, a Piper PA-24-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tennesse Colony, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 18, 1994
- Place
- Tennesse Colony, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.879°N, 95.909°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02239
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On September 18, 1994, at 1715 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-260, N9159P, was destroyed during a forced landing near Tennessee Colony, Texas. The private pilot and the passenger rated pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. During interviews witnesses reported the following information. The pilot and passenger talked of flying in the local area and practicing stalls. This was the second flight of the day and the airplane departed on runway 35 from Palestine Airport, Palestine, Texas, at 1710. The airplane was observed maneuvering at an altitude of 3,000 feet above the ground when witnesses heard a loss of engine power then an increase of engine power. They subsequently heard the engine power stop again prior to observing the airplane nose down and spinning toward the ground. One witness described the pilot as trying to "pull out of the maneuver but ran out of altitude and hit the trees and ground." Another witness described the airplane as "doing tricks" and nose down doing clockwise spins in tight rotation. The airplane then "opened up in more of a flat spin like the nose was coming up." AIRCRAFT INFORMATION: A review of the maintenance records revealed the information in this paragraph. The Engine, S/N L-4065-48, was installed in the airframe on August 2, 1985. Overhaul records for the engine showed that on March 16, 1990, 12 bolts P/N 75061 were purchased and on March 19, 1990, 6 connecting rods were purchased. This engine, at a total time of 2,320.9 hours, was removed and overhaul
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE RESULTANT INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
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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.
