Piper PA-60-600 accident near Colonie, NY
On December 10, 1994, a Piper PA-60-600 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colonie, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 1994
- Place
- Colonie, NY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-600 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.740°N, 73.741°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02784
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 1994, at 0223 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-60-600, N6069T, operated by U.S. Check, as Star Check 221 (Flight 221), struck the ground in Colonie, New York. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and Flight 221 was operated on an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported for duty at 1530 on December 9, 1994, and made his first departure from Buffalo, New York, about 1625. He was scheduled to terminate at Buffalo, about 0400, on December 10, 1994. Five flights were completed without incident. At 0127, on December 10, 1995, the pilot departed Boston, Massachusetts, on his sixth flight of the night, a positioning flight to Buffalo. The flight was assigned a cruising altitude of 6000 feet by the Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). At 0207, control of Flight 221 was transferred from the Boston ARTCC, to Albany Approach Control. One minute later, there was a change in controllers, and a routine radio check was requested from the new controller. The pilot of Flight 221 replied, "two twenty one five by five." That was the last communications with Flight 221. Several witnesses observed the accident. Some witnesses reported seeing the airplane in a descent, while other witnesses reported they heard a loud whine. Some witnesses reported that the engines were cutting in and out, while other witnesses reported that the engines were at full power. One witness reported that he saw a red glow in the vicinity of the right engine which
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, POSSIBLY FROM FALLING ASLEEP.
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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.
