Piper PA-34-220T accident near West Milton, OH
On November 15, 1996, a Piper PA-34-220T (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Milton, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 15, 1996
- Place
- West Milton, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-220T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.951°N, 84.319°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07041
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 15, 1996, about 1800 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-34-220T, N8468H, owned and operated by the private pilot, collided with terrain in the vicinity of West Milton, Ohio, after declaring an in-flight emergency with approach control at Dayton International Airport, Dayton Ohio. The pilot and one passenger, the sole occupants, received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight departed Brookville Airpark in Brookville, Ohio about 1750, and was conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. According to a witness, the pilot's flight instructor, the pilot and passenger were flown by him to Brookville Airpark to pick up the airplane which was dropped off on November 11, 1996 to have a navigational Global Positioning System (GPS) unit installed. Ground witnesses stated the pilot had difficulty starting his airplane because of a low battery. Additionally, he was observed after starting the airplane, taxiing a short distance and shutting down the engine, exiting the airplane, walking to the back of it and examining the elevators. According to the unicom operator he heard the pilot ask his instructor over the unicom frequency, what flap settings to use for takeoff and told his instructor that he was stopping to check his trim. Two minutes after the takeoff the pilot reported to his instructor that he was having problems with his trim. After takeoff, the pilot stated to the flight instructor that he was having problems with his trim and was heading for Dayton. Bef
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control after an undetermined failure of the automatic flight control. A contributing factor was failure of the maintenance technician to have the airplane test flown prior to release.
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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.
