Piper PA-32-260 accident near Gainesville, FL
On June 7, 1995, a Piper PA-32-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gainesville, FL. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 7, 1995
- Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.670°N, 82.329°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03765
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 7, 1995, about 0010 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-260, N41481, registered to an individual, crashed near Gainesville, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The flight last departed Adel, Georgia, on June 6, 1995, about 2310. Members of the pilot's family stated that the flight originated from Covington, Georgia, on June 6, 1995, about 2045. There were seven passengers on board during this departure, two of them were children. The aircraft had six seats. A stop was made at Adel, where one passenger got off the airplane. The flight departed Adel, about 2310, en route to Gainesville, Florida. The pilot's daughter stated she obtained a weather briefing for the pilot from the FAA Macon Flight Service Station, before the departure from Covington. The FAA found no record of this briefing. Radio communication transcripts showed the pilot of N41481 contacted the FAA Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center at 2314:13, and reported that she was 7 miles south of Adel, en route to Gainesville, at 5,500 feet. At 2320:56, the flight was assigned transponder code 0766 and told to maintain visual flight rule (VFR) conditions at all times. At 2332:03, the controller informed the pilot that another flight had trouble keeping the Gainesville Airport in sight during a visual approach and had to perform an ILS approach to land. The controller asked the pilot of N41481 if s
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER CONTINUING THE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARK NIGHT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, THE FAILURE OF THE FSS WEATHER OBSERVER TO INFORM THE IN-FLIGHT SPECIALIST AND CENTER CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRPORT WA
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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.
