Piper PA28RT-201T accident near Plymouth, MA
On May 6, 1999, a Piper PA28RT-201T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Plymouth, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 6, 1999
- Place
- Plymouth, MA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28RT-201T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.230°N, 71.529°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18855
NTSB summary
On May 6, 1999, about 1518 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA 28RT-201T, N8235Z, was presumed destroyed when it disappeared from radar, near Plymouth, Massachusetts. As of February 11, 2003, the airplane had not been located, and the certificated private pilot was presumed fatal. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the takeoff, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), about 1445. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There were no known communications with the airplane. Air traffic control radar began tracking a target with a transponder code of 1200 in the Norwood area, about the same time the missing airplane was suspected of departing. The target tracked southbound to a point 5 miles south of the Taunton Airport, then turned eastbound at 1506:02. At that time, the altitude of the target was 1,100 feet. At 1506:14, at 41 degrees, 49 minutes, 83 seconds, north latitude, and 70 degrees, 49 minutes, 22 seconds, west longitude, radar contact was lost. At 1518:14, a target was observed at 41 degrees, 50 minutes, 32 seconds, north latitude, 70 degrees, 46 minutes, west longitude, at an altitude of 500 feet. There were no further contacts. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), there was no record that the pilot had obtained a weather briefing from a flight service station prior to the flight. The weather reported at OWD, at 1453, and 1535, was as follows: 1453: Winds 070 at 8 knots; Visibility 7 miles; Few clouds at 3,200 feet; Temperature 66 degrees F; Dew point 61
Probable cause
undetermined (missing airplane)
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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.
