Piper PA-34-200T accident near Lynn, IN
On November 2, 1997, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lynn, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 2, 1997
- Place
- Lynn, IN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.039°N, 84.940°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09139
Official records · CHI98FA031
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Information and Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 2, 1997, at 1640 eastern standard time (est), a Piper PA-34-200T, N79TH, was destroyed during an in-flight breakup near Lynn, Indiana. The commercial instrument rated pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. The flight departed DuPage County Airport, West Chicago, Illinois, at 1535 est, with an intended destination of Charleston, West Virginia. The pilot and three passengers had departed Bay City, Michigan, and flew to the DuPage County Airport on a business flight. After landing at the DuPage County Airport, two of the passengers disembarked. The pilot and the remaining passenger departed again en route to Charleston, West Virginia, to pickup two more passengers before returning to Bay City, Michigan. All the passengers were employees of the registered owner of the airplane. At 1237 est, on the day of the accident, the pilot called the Lansing, Michigan Flight Service Station (FSS) at which time he filed an IFR flight plan from Saginaw, Michigan, to DuPage County Airport. The pilot also received an "abbreviated" weather briefing at the time. The pilot was informed of an AIRMET for icing conditions which extended from the central plain states to the Atlanitc Coast and down through Kentucky to Northern Tennessee. The pilot was informed that there were pilot reports from various types of airplanes for light to moderate icing. The pilot was informed that icing was present throughout the Great Lakes. At 1535 est, N79TH was cleared for takeoff from the DuPage County Airport
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inflight separation of the wings, vertical stabilizer/rudder, and the stabilator. Factors associated with the accident the pilot continued the flight into known adverse weather and the icing conditions which existed.
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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.
