Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Warrens, WI
On December 21, 2007, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Warrens, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 21, 2007
- Place
- Warrens, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.216°N, 90.428°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071231X02011
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 20, 2007, about 1800 central standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N1919H, operated by Wisconsin Aviation as a rental airplane, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 7 miles north of Warrens, Wisconsin. The private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight departed the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, about 1730 and was en route to the Watertown Municipal Airport (RYV), Watertown, Wisconsin. Night marginal visual flight rules conditions (MVFR) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. On an earlier flight, the pilot had departed in the accident airplane from RYV at about 1630 with a passenger on board. No flight plan was filed. A witness reported that the pilot landed at EAU and the passenger disembarked from the airplane. The witness reported he talked with the pilot around 1715 - 1730. He reported that the pilot did not request fuel and the pilot seemed to be in a hurry to depart. The air traffic controller who was working the tower position at EAU reported that N9119H landed at EAU, and within about 10 - 15 minutes, departed again. The tower controller reported that it was dark and the weather was "just above" visual flight rule (VFR) minimums during the airplane's arrival and departure. Radar track data indicated that an airplane transmitting a 1200 transponder code flew about a 131-degree magnetic heading at about 2,500 feet mean sea level (msl) from EAU to the airspace near the accident site at a time associated
Probable cause
The decision by the pilot to fly into known adverse weather, and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors include the clouds and the 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.
