Piper PA-32-260 accident near Tyringham, MA
On July 9, 2007, a Piper PA-32-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tyringham, MA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 9, 2007
- Place
- Tyringham, MA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.266°N, 73.203°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070716X00939
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 09, 2007, at 0808 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-260, N5595J, lost control and broke up in-flight over Tyringham, Massachusetts. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the certificated private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight from Wiscasset Airport, Wiscasset, Maine to Columbia County Airport (1B1), Hudson, New York. The airplane was registered to and operated by Hartley Marine Services Incorporated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Personnel at the Bridgeport federal contract facility (FCF) automated flight service station (AFSS) reported that on the afternoon prior to his departure, the pilot contacted them to request predicted flight weather conditions for a 0600 departure from Wiscasset, Maine, to Columbia, New York, and a 1800 return flight. Bridgeport AFSS reported that the pilot was advised of potential marginal weather along portions of his flight route, and suggested that an IFR flight plan would be appropriate. According to personnel at the Bradley consolidated terminal radar approach control (TRACON), the pilot contacted a Bradley approach controller at 0748 to report that he was operating at 6,000 feet. At 0756, the controller asked the pilot "how's your ride at six?" The pilot responded, " the ride has been good, mostly light chop. We've had some light precipitation, but nothing at the moment. We may be getting back into here it's get
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with thunderstorms during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control to appropriately issue weather information and initiate an in-flight deviation around known and clearly observed weather.
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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.
