Piper PA-46-310P accident near Chippewa Falls, WI
On February 15, 1995, a Piper PA-46-310P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chippewa Falls, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 15, 1995
- Place
- Chippewa Falls, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.930°N, 91.390°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03022
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 14, 1995, at 2250 central standard time (CST), a Piper PA-46-310P, N9YP, operated by Automated Environments Inc., was destroyed when it struck the ground while on a visual approach to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The pilot and copilot received fatal injuries, and both passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, Mr. Joey Baum, and the co-pilot, Mr. Alfred Campbell, were co-owners of the company that owned the airplane. This flight was to transport the co-owners and two company employees from Ithaca, New York, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend a business conference. One of the passengers, Mr. Thomas D'Alfonso, met both owners at Mr. Baum's house to prepare for the trip. Mr. William Conrad, the other passenger, was to meet the others at the airport, about 1700 CST. Mr. Baum telephoned the Buffalo Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), at 1648 CST, and obtained a weather briefing. He then filed an IFR flight plan from the Tompkins County Airport (ITH), to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Mr. Baum informed Mr. D'Alfonso and Mr. Campbell that there was some weather along the route of flight, but he would keep checking on it, and would stop en route if necessary. The group then departed for the airport to meet Mr. Conrad. During an interview with Mr. D'Alfonso, he stated that after the group met at ITH, they loaded the airplane wi
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to depart into known adverse weather conditions, and the subsequent encounter with freezing drizzle, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain during an approach to land. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's failure to adhere to the airplane's weight and balance limitations, resulting in an overweight and out of balance flight condition,
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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.
