Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161 accident near Vik, IS
On February 21, 2008, a Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vik, IS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 21, 2008
- Place
- Vik, IS
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 63.416°N, 19.002°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080227X00238
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 21, 2008, about 1139 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28-161, N60842, was presumed to have sustained substantial damage when the pilot ditched in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 120 miles to the southeast of Vik, Iceland. The pilot was presumed to be fatally injured. About 0930, the 14 CFR Part 91 ferry flight departed Reykjavik Airport (BIRK), near Reykjavik, Iceland, and was destined for Wick Airport (EGPC), near Wick, United Kingdom. The purpose of the flight was to ferry the airplane from the United States to a customer in Germany. According to a ferry company representative, the Piper and another airplane, a Cessna, had flown to BIRK. The Cessna departed the next day for its destination. The representative stated that the Piper's pilot was advised to delay departure until icing conditions had moved from the route of flight. The Piper remained at BIRK for three days. The representative said that the pilot elected to depart for EGPC on the day of the accident. The pilot reportedly encountered icing and a loss of engine power. About 1139, an emergency locater transmitter signal associated with the accident airplane was detected by a satellite in the area. Search and rescue operations did not locate the airplane or pilot. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for multi-engine land airplanes with commercial privileges for single engine land airplanes. The pilot was type rated in Boeing 707, Boeing 720, and Lockheed L-1011 series aircraft. The pilot also held a flight engineer certificat
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to fly into an area of forecast weather suitable for structural icing. Contributing to the accident was the effect of the structural icing encountered.
More accidents in IS
- Piper PA23, Jun 9, 2019
- Beech B200, Aug 7, 2013
- Robinson R-22, Feb 29, 2004
- Dehavilland DHC 2, Aug 9, 2015
Browse: Iceland · Piper aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
