Piper PA-24-260 accident near Bucyrus, OH
On December 18, 2006, a Piper PA-24-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bucyrus, OH. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2006
- Place
- Bucyrus, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.792°N, 82.980°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061221X01837
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 17, 2006, about 1902 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-24-260, N9073P, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain near Bucyrus, Ohio, following a descent from cruise. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night visual surface meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport (RVS), near Tulsa, Oklahoma, about 1432 central standard time and was destined for the Belfast Municipal Airport (BST), near Belfast, Maine. The pilot had received a weather brief from a Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS). The pilot had requested a weather briefing for a flight from RVS to BST. The pilot flight planned a flight from the Harvey Young Airport, near Tulsa, Oklahoma, to BST. The planned en route waypoints were Greenville, Illinois, Wadsworth, Ohio, and Gansevoort, New York. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA), approach radar at the Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), near Mansfield, Ohio, recorded an airplane with a transponder code of 1200. A replay of that radar data showed the airplane was on a northeast heading. At 1902:14.0, the airplane's radar return showed the airplane was about one mile southwest of the Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Airport, Bucyrus, Ohio at 11,600 feet above mean sea level (MSL). At 1902:18.8, it was at 10,700 feet MSL. At 1902:23.6, it was at 9,800 feet MSL. At 1902:32.7, it was at
Probable cause
The inadvertent stall the pilot encountered during cruise flight while inadvertently entering an area of icing and his exceeding the design limits of the airplane during the subsequent descent. Factors were the reported icing weather present aloft, the airplane not equipped with a deicing system, and the moonless night conditions.
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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.
