Piper PA-28-160 accident near Faribault, MN
On January 26, 1998, a Piper PA-28-160 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Faribault, MN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 26, 1998
- Place
- Faribault, MN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.289°N, 93.270°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09404
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 26, 1998, about 0400 central standard time (cst), a Piper PA-28-160, N5099W, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground following a loss of control in flight. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Brainerd, Minnesota, about 2230 cst. A witness located in Northfield, Minnesota, about 10-miles north- northeast of the accident site, said he observed a low wing, single-engine airplane fly overhead about 300-feet above the ground about 0230 cst. He said the airplane was heading in a southerly direction and that its engine sounded "...okay." According to this person, the visibility was less than a mile with snow. According to the Rice County, Minnesota, Sheriff's Department report, the wife of N5099W's passenger said the airplane was supposed to have arrived at the Owatonna Municipal Airport, Owatonna, Minnesota, about 2330 cst. This airport is about 15- miles south of the accident site. The report said the wife waited at the airport until 0100 cst. According to the report, the wife said the weather at the airport was "...foggy and there was a light mist." The report said an off-duty Sheriff's Department Deputy had found the airplane about 0757 cst in a snow-covered field next to a county highway. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records showed the pilot obtained his single-engine land airplane private pilot certificate
Probable cause
was the pilot's patial incapacitation due to carbon monoxide poisoning. A factor associated with this accident was the mechanic's inadequate inspection of the airplane's muffler and inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot.
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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.
