Piper PA-32R-301 accident near South Kingstown, RI
On September 3, 2000, a Piper PA-32R-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near South Kingstown, RI. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 2000
- Place
- South Kingstown, RI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.682°N, 71.511°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22048
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 3, 2000, at 1346 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301, Saratoga SP, N8230G, was destroyed during an in-flight breakup over South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The certificated private pilot, the pilot-rated passenger, and another passenger and her dog were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, between Chatham Municipal Airport (CQX), Chatham, Massachusetts, and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the flight departed Chatham about 1305, and was level at 8,000 feet when the pilot contacted Providence Approach Control at 1329. During that contact, the controller asked the pilot if he would like a more southerly routing, and the pilot responded that he would. About a minute later, the controller gave the pilot new routing, and the pilot read back the clearance. At 1337, the controller told the pilot to change to another radio frequency, and at 1338, the pilot checked in with the next sector's controller. No further transmissions were received from the pilot; however, a sound similar to that of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was heard in the background when the controller spoke to another aircraft at 1346. During a review of the air traffic control audio tape, no unusual background sounds were heard during the pilot's transmissions, and the pilot never advised the controllers of any difficulties. A witn
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control, and his subsequent overstress of the airplane after a vacuum system failure during flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors included the instrument meteorological conditions, a sheared coupling on the vacuum pump, the pilot/owner's failure to ensure the coupling was changed per the manufacturer's recommendations, a lack of regulatory requirement to ensur
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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.
