Piper PA-23-160 accident near Bloomington, IL
On November 10, 2005, a Piper PA-23-160 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bloomington, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 10, 2005
- Place
- Bloomington, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-160 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.477°N, 88.916°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051115X01839
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2005, at 2059 central standard time, a Piper PA-23-160, N4319P, operated by Blackstone Rotorcraft Inc., received substantial damage on impact with terrain about one mile southeast of Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, during a visual approach to runway 29. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand cargo flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from Greater Peoria Regional Airport (PIA), Peoria, Illinois, en route to Johnston County Airport (JNX), Smithfield, North Carolina, at 2021 and returned to PIA without incident after the pilot reported that the airplane door came open. The flight then departed at 2031 and diverted back to PIA due to a reported rough right engine, but while diverting back to PIA, the pilot diverted to BMI. The pilot did not declare an emergency. N4319P was fueled by a PIA fixed base operator's (FBO's) line service technician who stated that the pilot of N4319P told him to fuel the airplane's main and auxiliary fuel tanks. The line service technician stated that he fueled everything with 100 low lead and he did not fuel the tip tanks. The line service technician stated that the pilot was present when he fueled the airplane, and the pilot "seemed happy." The line service technician stated that the pilot "verified" the fuel and oil, but he did not see the pilot sump the fuel tanks after the airplane was fueled and added that "maybe" he was not present "at the exa
Probable cause
The aircraft control not possible by the pilot during a visual approach to the runway due to the physical impairment of the pilot.
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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.
