Piper PA-28-140 accident near Pulaski, TN
On August 11, 1995, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pulaski, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 11, 1995
- Place
- Pulaski, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.189°N, 87.031°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04313
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 1995, about 1033 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N32420, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Abernathy Field Airport, Pulaksi, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1 minute earlier. On August 10, 1995, while at the Gibson County Airport, Trenton, Tennessee, the fuel tanks were filled with 100 Low Lead fuel. The following day about 0611, the pilot contacted the Jackson Tennessee Automated Flight Service Station (MKL AFSS) by telephone and requested a weather briefing for a VFR flight from the Gibson County Airport to the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The briefer advised the pilot of IFR conditions due to fog. The flight departed from the Gibson County Airport at an undetermined time on August 11, 1995, and landed at the Abernathy Field Airport, Pulaski, Tennessee, about 0900, according to the airport manager. The distance between the two airports is about 99.4 nautical miles. The pilot advised the airport manager after landing that he stopped due to adverse weather between Pulaski, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. The flight remained on the ground about 1 hour and no services were obtained. About 1000, the pilot and passenger boarded the airplane and while attempting to start the engine, the power supply from the aircraft's battery was depleted. An auxiliary electrical
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM THE BEFORE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF DUE TO INADEQUATE ACCELERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOR FAILURE TO SAFETY THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCONNECTION OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE FROM THE CONTROL ARM AND INADVERTENT PARTIAL ACTI
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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.
