Piper PA-28-235 accident near Fairview, PA
On June 25, 2005, a Piper PA-28-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fairview, PA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 25, 2005
- Place
- Fairview, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.215°N, 76.862°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050628X00884
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 2005, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-235, N235G, was destroyed when it impacted a residence in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania, shortly after takeoff from Capital City Airport (CXY), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot was seriously injured, and three passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned flight to Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he obtained a weather briefing and filed a flight plan via DUAT (data user access terminal). A friend drove the pilot and family to the airport, and helped with the loading of baggage. The pilot obtained an instrument clearance, boarded the passengers, and started the engine. The pilot then taxied the airplane to runway 26, a 5,001-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. Prior to departure, the pilot performed a run-up, and no anomalies were noted. he set the flaps to the 10-degree flap extension position, and initiated a takeoff on runway 26. The pilot recalled the following: "...the airplane did not seem to have the full power it had on the three previous takeoffs but [I] made the decision [that] it was too late to abort. I pushed the nose over and noted 100 mph on the airspeed indicator. The next thing I remembered was the sound of impact and what seemed to be immediate flame." The friend observed the pilot file a flight plan via computer, and purchase fuel and oi
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing after takeoff and subsequent collision with a residence.
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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.
