Piper PA-31-350 accident near San Antonio, TX
On November 14, 2004, a Piper PA-31-350 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Antonio, TX. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 14, 2004
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.534°N, 98.470°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041124X01866
Official records · DFW05FA020
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 14, 2004, approximately 1718 central standard time, a Piper PA-31-350 twin-engine airplane, N40731, registered to and operated by Dash Air Charter Inc., of San Antonio, Texas, was destroyed when it impacted a multi-unit residential building and the ground following a loss of control while on an instrument approach to runway 3 at the San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas. The commercial pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The 499-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from the Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), near Dodge City, Kansas, approximately 1345, with the intended destination of SAT. According to information provided to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) by friends and family members, the passengers on board the aircraft were returning home after a hunting trip. Information provided by the FAA and weather reporting services revealed that the en route portion of the flight from Dodge City was flown in instrument meteorological conditions. There were no reports of problems from the pilot during the approximate 3 1/2-hour en route portion of the flight. As the airplane neared its intended destination of San Antonio, the pilot established communications with San Antonio Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and maneuvered to execute the Instrument Landing System (ILS) Runway 3 instrument approach. The following are excerpts of radio communications
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during an ILS approach. Contributing factors were the prevailing instrument meteorological conditions( clouds, low ceiling and drizzle/mist), and the pilot's spatial disorientation.
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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.
