Piper PA-32R-301 accident near Greenwich, CT
On June 22, 2001, a Piper PA-32R-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenwich, CT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 22, 2001
- Place
- Greenwich, CT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.598°N, 72.755°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010709X01336
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 22, 2001, at 0858 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301, N13VH, was destroyed when it collided with wooded terrain in Greenwich, Connecticut, while executing the missed approach for ILS RWY 16 at Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at Atlantic City Municipal/Bader Field (AIY), Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 0751. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the business flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Prior to departure, the pilot made two separate telephone calls to the Millville Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Millville, New Jersey, and obtained weather information. The pilot made the first call at 0705, where he indicated that he was in a taxi cab on the way to the Atlantic City Airport. He told the weather briefer that he intended to fly from Atlantic City to White Plains, and would be leaving in about 15 minutes. The pilot then asked what the weather conditions were in White Plains, and the weather briefer responded, "zero zero." The pilot asked, "Is it really?" The weather briefer replied, "Yes sir, I don't think you want to go right now." The pilot then obtained the weather prognosis for White Plains. The prognosis, until 1000, included variable winds at 3 knots, 1/2-mile visibility, fog, mist, vertical visibility of 100 feet. It also included a temporary visibility of 1/4-mile visibility, fog, mist with a vertical visibility of 200 hundred feet. The weather p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions, due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the fog, and the pilot's use of a sedating medication.
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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.
