Piper PA-32R-301 accident near Spencer, TN
On October 22, 2003, a Piper PA-32R-301 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spencer, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 22, 2003
- Place
- Spencer, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.702°N, 85.397°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031031X01841
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 2003, at an undetermined time, a Piper PA-32R-301, N69190, registered to PRP Aero Corp., and operated by the private pilot, collided with the ground under unknown circumstances in Spencer, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The local flight departed Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee, about 1215 central daylight time on October 22, 2003. The airplane was based at Nashville International Airport, and a pilot-rated acquaintance stated he spoke with the pilot on his cell phone shortly before the airplane departed. The witness stated the pilot told him he was going out to "practice stalls and spins," but the witness stated he felt certain the statement was a joke in reference to a previous conversation he had with the pilot. The witness and a relative of the pilot, who is also pilot-rated, reported the pilot frequently flew the airplane in the area for pleasure, especially when the weather was conducive for sightseeing in the Fall Creek Falls State Park area. The relative and the pilot also flew together frequently and practiced instrument procedures together. The relative stated it would be "out of character" for the pilot to practice stalls. After the airplane departed the Nashville airspace, the pilot was cleared at 1218 to proceed VFR, and no further known contact was made with the flight. There were no known witnesses to the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent collision with the ground.
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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.
