Piper PA-32RT-300 accident near Sylvan Springs, AL
On December 11, 1994, a Piper PA-32RT-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sylvan Springs, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 11, 1994
- Place
- Sylvan Springs, AL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.541°N, 86.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02762
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 1994, about 1858 central standard time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N6517C, registered to Oyvand Berg, operated by Air Carriers, Inc., as a 14 CFR Part 135 nonscheduled, domestic, cargo flight, collided with a power line and tower, then the ground near Sylvan Springs, Alabama. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Alabama, about 1737. About 1336, the pilot contacted the Anniston, Alabama, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) by telephone and requested a standard weather briefing for two proposed round- trip flights. The first proposed round-trip flight was from Birmingham, Alabama, to Columbus, Georgia. The second proposed round-trip flight was from Birmingham, Alabama, to Memphis, Tennessee. The Air Traffic Control Specialist (Station) advised the pilot in part of the position of a cold front and its associated weather. The forecast freezing level in the Memphis area was slightly lower than 9,000 feet and the temperature at 6,000 feet was 3 degrees centigrade. The specialist also stated that "... two forty five [time] airmets that come out will probably lower the base of the airmet area for icing back behind the [cold] front." The pilot then filed IFR flight plans for the proposed flights. The flight departed for the first round-trip flight, landed, and according to bank personnel, about 66
Probable cause
POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR FAILURE TO DEVIATE TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS IN AN AIRPLANE NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS. ALSO, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE RESULTING IN THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH AN ELECTRICAL TOWER.
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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.
