Piper PA-28-235 accident near Clinton, MS
On February 22, 1998, a Piper PA-28-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clinton, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 1998
- Place
- Clinton, MS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.331°N, 90.331°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09509
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 22, 1998, about 1419 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-235, N9166W, collided with trees and the ground during an emergency descent, at Clinton, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules (IFR). An IFR flight plan to San Antonio, Texas, was activated. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The private, instrument rated pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Hawkins Field, Jackson, Mississippi, about 1407, on the same day. According to the air traffic control accident report, the pilot of N9166W telephoned the Jackson, Tennessee, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1135, requesting a visual flight rules (VFR) weather briefing from Jackson, Mississippi to San Antonio, Texas. Flight advisories were provided for turbulence, icing, and IFR conditions. The pilot indicated he was capable of IFR flight and would call back for an update. At 1259, N9166W called Jackson, Tennessee, for another VFR preflight briefing. The pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended. N9166W contacted the Greenwood, Mississippi, AFSS at 1324, requesting a visual flight rules weather briefing to San Antonio, Texas. He stated the weather did not appear to be cooperating. The planned departure time was 1400. The briefer responded that IFR conditions were expected along the route of flight until 1500, with moderate turbulence below 10,000 and light to moderate rime and mixed icing in clouds and precipitation to Flight Level 220, w
Probable cause
The pilot's lack of recent instrument flight experience that led to spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control; and his improper use of carburetor heat that resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with the ground during an emergency descent. Factors were low ceilings, rain, and weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
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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.
