Piper PA-46-310P accident near Aitkin, MN
On June 2, 1996, a Piper PA-46-310P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Aitkin, MN. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 2, 1996
- Place
- Aitkin, MN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.530°N, 93.709°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05909
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 2, 1996, at 1317 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper, PA-46-310P, N9114Q, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when during cruise flight it broke up, and subsequently impacted the terrain near Aitkin, Minnesota. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. An IFR flight plan was on file. The pilot and three passengers on board were fatally injured. The flight originated at International Falls, Minnesota, at 1220 cdt, and was en route to Ottumwa, Iowa. The pilot arrived at the Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada, Flight Service Station (FSS) and received a weather briefing at 1042 cdt. He requested the weather forecast for a route of flight originating at Sioux Lookout, stopping at International Falls, Minnesota, and continuing to a final destination of Ottumwa, Iowa. Following the briefing, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan to International Falls, Minnesota. The pilot departed Sioux Lookout at approximately 1115 cdt. At 1208 cdt, the pilot contacted the Princeton, Minnesota, Flight Service Station by telephone from International Falls, Minnesota. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan from International Falls, Minnesota, to Ottumwa, Iowa. The pilot also requested and received winds aloft. At 1218 cdt, the pilot called for his IFR clearance. One minute later, Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) Sector 25 issued the pilot a clearance from International Falls, Minnesota, to Ottumwa, Iowa, via direct, and to climb and maintain 15,000 feet mean s
Probable cause
the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane. Factors contributing to this accident were: the thunderstorms, hail, and wind gusts, and the airplane's over maximum gross weight 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.
