Piper PA-20 accident near Greenville, MI
On September 20, 1994, a Piper PA-20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenville, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 20, 1994
- Place
- Greenville, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.169°N, 85.250°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02220
NTSB summary
On September 20, 1994, at 1000 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA- 20, N7061K, registered to Glenn Playter of Greenville, Michigan, and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it collided with a tree located about 400 feet north of runway 27 (3,700' X 75' dry asphalt) at the Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Greenville, Michigan, exact time unknown. A flight instructor said he had heard a radio call from N7061K while flying near the accident airport. He said the pilot of N7061K reported downwind for runway 27 at the airport. After entering the traffic pattern, the flight instructor said he looked to his left and saw the airplane pushed against a tree. The on-scene investigation revealed that N7061K had collided head-on with a tree. Tire skid marks on runway 27 were in alignment with tire track marks found in the sod that lead to the airplane. Tire skid marks observed on the runway were made by the airplane's left main landing gear tire and tailwheel. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Principal Maintenance Inspector (POI) representing the NTSB on-scene, the skid marks made a wide arc to the right. The skid mark made by the tailwheel was scalloped. Examination of the wreckage revealed the flaps in a retracted position. Control continuity was established for all three flight controls. The stabilizer trim was approximately one inch from the top of the fuselage slot (nose down). Fuel was leaking from the right win
Probable cause
INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A SEIZURE AND/OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY REPORT HIS MEDICAL INFORMATION ON HIS FAA MEDICAL APPLICATION.
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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.
