Piper PA46-500TP accident near Marshfield, WI
On November 23, 2008, a Piper PA46-500TP (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marshfield, WI. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 23, 2008
- Place
- Marshfield, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.652°N, 90.197°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081123X12804
Official records · CEN09FA070
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 22, 2008, at 2309 central standard time, a Piper PA46-500TP, N67TE, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain and a post impact fire, about 1/2 miles north-northwest of Marshfield Municipal Airport (MFI), Marshfield, Wisconsin. The night cross-country flight was being conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), Green Bay, Wisconsin, about 2220. MFI was the intended destination. At 2220, after takeoff from GRB, the pilot contacted the Green Bay Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) radar controller (Green Bay departure). He reported having taken off from runway 18 and turning on course for MFI. At 2228, the departure controller terminated radar service as the airplane left GRB airspace to the west. The flight was about 15 nautical miles (nm) west of GRB and climbing through 10,200 feet mean sea level (msl) at the time. At 2250, the pilot contacted the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). The flight was approximately 10 nm northeast of MFI at the time. He advised the controller that he was inbound to MFI on the Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway 16 approach course. The pilot also inquired about traffic ahead of his position and 1,600 feet below his altitude. The controller informed the pilot that he was not aware of any traffic and that he was below radar coverag
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach for landing in night, visual meteorological conditions for undetermined reasons.
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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.
