Piper PA-28-140 accident near Edinburg, OH
On May 22, 2005, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edinburg, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 22, 2005
- Place
- Edinburg, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.113°N, 81.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050525X00666
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 2005, at 1335 eastern daylight time, N217AW, a Piper PA-28-140, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Edinburg, Ohio. The certificated student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed; and no flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at the Akron Fulton International Airport (AKR), Akron, Ohio, at approximately 1315, destined for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG), Youngstown, Ohio. The solo instructional flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the flight school who operated the airplane, the student pilot was enroute to Youngstown (37 nautical miles away) to meet a designated examiner to take his private pilot practical examination. A witness observed the airplane from his porch, flying eastbound, when it "appeared to be turning around." The airplane then entered a "spiraling nose dive," and impacted the ground "nose first." A second witness observed the airplane flying "too slow" and "very low." The airplane was flying level, "barely over the tree tops," when the left wing "dipped down to the six o'clock position for a few seconds." The nose of the airplane then also "dipped down," and the airplane descended behind a tree line. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical, and student pilot certificate, was issued on October 1, 2004, with no restrictions. Examination of the pilot's logbook revealed entries from October 29, 2004 to May 19, 2005. During this time, the pilot accumulated 51 hours of total fl
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
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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.
