Piper PA-34-200T accident near Lehman Township, PA
On November 6, 1996, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lehman Township, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 1996
- Place
- Lehman Township, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.090°N, 75.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07101
Official records · NYC97FA013
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Accident Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Transcript of Radio Communication: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 1996, at 1835 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N5671V, was destroyed during an in-flight break-up over Lehman Township, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were seriously injured. Two passengers received fatal injures. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the "mercy flight" that originated at Boston, Massachusetts, about 1701. An Instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, was participating in the AirLifeLine program. The pilot had volunteered his airplane to transport a child for a medical consultation. The flight was conducted at no charge to the family, and the pilot incurred all expenses. The pilot had flown the mother and child, and a friend of their family, from Clarksburg, West Virginia, to Boston, the morning of November 6, 1996. At the conclusion of the medical consultation, the pilot boarded the passengers, and departed Boston for the return trip to Clarksburg. After takeoff from Boston, the pilot was issued a climb to 10,000 feet, and cleared direct to Clarksburg. The flight then proceeded uneventful with several frequency changes. At 1826, N5671V was issued a frequency change to the Huguenot sector of the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center. The pilot acknowledged the frequency change and contacted the Huguenot controller, about 1827, and stated, "Good evening New York, Lifeguard five six seven one victor with you at one zero thousand." The Huguenot controller acknowledged
Probable cause
The failure of the forward fuselage nose assembly for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in-flight breakup of the airplane.
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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.
