Piper PA28-181 accident near New Tazewell, TN
On April 2, 2007, a Piper PA28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Tazewell, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 2, 2007
- Place
- New Tazewell, TN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.406°N, 83.751°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070403X00368
NTSB summary
On April 2, 2007, at 0830 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N30465, lost control in-flight over New Tazewell, Tennessee. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the certificated private pilot was killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at altitude, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that departed Armstrong Airport (AXV), Wapakoneta, Ohio, destined for the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), Sevierville, Tennessee. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Personnel at the Dayton Federal Contract Facility (FCF) Automated Flight Service Station reported that on the afternoon of April 1, 2007, at 1325, the pilot contacted them to request predicted flight weather conditions for a VFR flight from AXV to GKT on April 2, 2007. However, due to a malfunction at the flight briefer position, neither a transcript or voice recording could be provided. Additionally, the specialist who provided the services to the pilot was no longer employed with Lockheed Martin Flight Services, and therefore they were unable to obtain an official personnel statement from the specialist. According to witnesses, the airplane was observed coming down out of the "clouds" and then climbing back up into the clouds. The second time they saw it come down out of the "clouds it was on its side" and then went out of site and they heard a loud crash. The witnesses called 911 and reported the accident. The pilot, age 58, held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land. His certificate wa
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight from visual meteorological conditions into instrument meteorological conditions, and a low cloud ceiling.
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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.
