Piper PA-32-301 accident near Hampshire, IL
On December 23, 1997, a Piper PA-32-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hampshire, IL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 23, 1997
- Place
- Hampshire, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.090°N, 88.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09267
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 22, 1997, at 1851 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA-32-301, N2586Y, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when while maneuvering south of Casa De Aero Airport (C38), Hampshire, Illinois, the airplane departed controlled flight and subsequently impacted the terrain. 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-in-command, pilot-rated passenger, and two other passengers on board were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at approximately 1508 cst. At 1356 cst, the pilot contacted the Anniston, Alabama, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) by telephone and received a weather briefing for his planned route of flight originating at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and proceeding to Hampshire, Illinois. At 1407 cst, the pilot called Anniston AFSS by telephone again and filed an IFR flight plan from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Hampshire, Illinois. The Air Traffic Control Specialist asked the pilot if he had the Airmen Meteorological Reports (AIRMETs) for turbulence and IFR conditions along his route of flight. The pilot responded, "Yeah, turbulence, icing and IFR, it's lovely." At 1502 cst, the pilot contacted the Anniston AFSS by radio and requested his IFR clearance. At 1505, the Air Traffic Specialist issued the pilot an IFR clearance "to the charlie 38 aero park airport as filed, climb and maintain 4,000 feet MSL." The pilot read back the clearance. The Air Traffic Cont
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight into known icing conditions, and the accumulation of ice on the leading edges of the airplane's empennage and wings leading to the inadvertent stall/mush. A factor contributing to this accident was the icing conditions.
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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.
