Piper PA-28-181 accident near Granville, OH
On April 16, 1996, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Granville, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 16, 1996
- Place
- Granville, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.069°N, 82.501°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05653
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 16, 1996, about 1028 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N8276Y was destroyed during a forced landing when it impacted in an open field near Granville, Ohio. The instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed the Merrill C. Meigs Airport, Chicago, Illinois at 0805, destined for Athens, Ohio. There was an instrument flight rules flight plan for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot proceeded en route at 9,000 feet and was in contact with Chicago and Indianapolis centers. The pilot was in contact with Columbus approach when he reported a partial loss of engine power. Several vectors to nearby airports were provided to the pilot; he was being vectored toward the Newark-Heath Airport, Newark, Ohio, when the accident occurred. According to the passenger, the flight was delayed one day due to weather, and that she was scheduled to attend a class, at the destination, the day of the accident. Prior to departure, the pilot advised her that the weather forecast called for isolated icing; however there were no pilot reports of those conditions. Also, they could get occasional icing, and he reassured her that they could get out of those conditions immediately. When they departed Chicago, it was very foggy, and cold. Additionally, that they were in foggy conditions for the entire flight. The pilot received a weather briefing by telephone from the Kankakee Flight Service Station (FSS) about 0645. Review of th
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight into known icing conditions and his overconfidence in his ability, which led to a partial loss of engine power as a result of induction system ice. Also causal was ATC's excessive vectoring of the airplane in icing conditions, further deteriorating the airplane's performance, and thereby placing the airplane beyond gliding distance to a nearby airport. In addition, t
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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.
