Piper PA-28-181 accident near Tallahassee, FL
On December 23, 1997, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 23, 1997
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.390°N, 84.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09256
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 23, 1997, about 1814 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N8074Z, collided with power lines and trees while on an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 36, at the Tallahassee Regional Airport in Tallahassee, Florida. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from Columbus, Georgia at 1640. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the airplane had requested clearance to land and was vectored to runway 36. The ATC controller cleared the airplane for the ILS runway 36 approach at 1813:23. The last radio contact with the airplane occurred at 1814:53, when the airplane was cleared to land. Minutes later, the ATC Tower experienced a power outage. When power was restored about 9 seconds later, the airplane had disappeared from the radar. ATC attempted to contact the airplane but was unsuccessful. The airplane was located about 2.5 miles south of runway 36. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a airline transport pilot certificate with a multiengine rating and had commercial pilot privileges for airplane single engine land. He was also a certified flight instructor with airplane single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane ratings. His certificate was issued July 21, 1996. His last medical certificate, a second class, was issued Decemb
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in collision with a power transmission line.
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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.
