Piper PA-22-108 accident near Falmouth, MA
On January 16, 2001, a Piper PA-22-108 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Falmouth, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 16, 2001
- Place
- Falmouth, MA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.561°N, 70.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010613X01175
NTSB summary
On January 15, 2001, about 1945 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-22-108, N5391Z, was last observed in the vicinity of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The airplane departed the Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), Norwood Massachusetts, and as of May 7, 2002, the airplane had not been located. The body of the certificated commercial pilot was located in Buzzards Bay, about 3 miles north of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2001. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controller at OWD, about 1612 the pilot requested a "special visual flight rules" (SVFR) clearance to depart the airport to the southwest. The controller noted that the ceiling was 400 feet overcast, and observed "what appeared to be up to 2 inches of slush and snow on the airplane's wings and control surfaces." The controller denied the SVFR clearance and advised the pilot of the low ceilings and snow/slush contamination he observed on the airplane. However, the pilot departed runway 17 without a clearance and turned southwest along Interstate I-95. The pilot reported clear of the airport's "class Delta" airspace within 5 minutes. There were no further known communications with the airplane. About 1700, a witness observed a blue and white painted airplane strike a power line on Route 28, at the Falmouth/Bourne town line. When police officers were dispatched to the scene, they observed the airplane flying just above the tree tops. Unidentified, intermit
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to takeoff and attempt VFR flight in IMC 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.
