Piper PA-32RT-300T accident near Andrews, NC
On April 9, 2007, a Piper PA-32RT-300T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Andrews, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 2007
- Place
- Andrews, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.195°N, 83.870°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070413X00406
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 9, 2007, at 0030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N21423, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight collided with power and cable TV lines and the ground during a visual approach to Runway 8 at Andrews Murphy Airport, Andrews, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The pilot had cancelled his IFR clearance before making a VFR descent for landing. A post crash fire destroyed the airplane. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Another pilot rated passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida, , on April 8, 2007, at 2121. The pilot rated passenger stated the pilot cancelled IFR with Atlanta Center. The pilot continued with a VFR descent to Runway 08. The pilot rated passenger informed the pilot, "I like to fly my approach high." The pilot stated either, "I have the approach lights or I' am on the VASI." The pilot rated passenger asked the pilot a short time later, "Why are we off to the left of the runway," and the pilot replied, "Because we are going to crash." When the pilot rated passenger was asked if he remembered the airplane colliding with the wires, ground, post crash fire, or exiting the airplane, he stated no. When asked if the airplane experienced any mechanical problems, he stated no. A witness stated he was listening to a radio scanner and observed the airplane out his bedroom window. The airplane was heading towards Andrews M
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a night approach for landing, resulting in an in flight collision with wires and the ground.
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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.
