Piper PA-28RT-201 accident near Rohrersville, MD
On August 11, 2001, a Piper PA-28RT-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rohrersville, MD. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 11, 2001
- Place
- Rohrersville, MD
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.446°N, 77.633°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010823X01762
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 2001, about 1920 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, N2869F, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain and subsequent fire, near Rohrersville, Virginia. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Zanesville, Ohio, about 1700, destined for Annapolis, Maryland. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Examination of operator records revealed the airplane departed Lee Airport (ANP), Annapolis, Maryland, on August 6, 2001, with a proposed return date of August 12, 2001. The pilot's proposed route of flight included stops in Toledo, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Sullivan, Indiana. A witness, who was standing on his front porch, observed the airplane flying overhead from west to east, about 1915. He stated that the airplane was flying straight and level, and appeared to be flying in a direct line from the Martinsburg Airport, Martinsburg, West Virginia, to the Fredrick Airport, Fredrick, Maryland. The witness reported that the weather was "drizzly," and he could not see the top of the mountain, because of the low cloud ceiling. He observed the airplane flying in and out of the clouds and he thought the airplane would "just barely make it over the mountain." The witness further stated that the airplane's engine noise sounded smooth and normal, at "about 3/4 speed." A second witness observed the airplane under fog and mist, and then observed the airplane "pull up real quick to try to get
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into obscured, mountanous terrain. Factors included the rising terrain and weather obscuration.
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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.
