Piper PA-22-150 accident near Canyonville, OR
On August 30, 2009, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Canyonville, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 30, 2009
- Place
- Canyonville, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.910°N, 123.278°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090830X41910
Official records · WPR09FA428
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 30, 2009, about 0927 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150 (Tri-Pacer), N2967P, cruised into a mountainside about 1.2 miles south of Canyonville, Oregon. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the structure, which was fragmented and consumed by postimpact ground fire. The pilot and passenger co-owned and operated the airplane, and they were killed. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), neither of the occupants in the airplane held a pilot certificate. Instrument meteorological conditions existed in the vicinity of the accident site, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and it originated about 0902 from the George Felt Airport, a privately-owned field located about 3.1 miles west-southwest of Roseburg, Oregon. The Felt Airport manager reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that the pilot based his airplane in a hangar at the airport. The manager and members of the pilot's family indicated that the pilot periodically flew his airplane and occasionally took passengers flying. At 0902, the passenger reportedly telephoned her sister, indicated that she was airborne, and stated she was en route to the Grants Pass Airport, Grants Pass, Oregon. (Grants Pass is located about 49 miles south of the Felt Airport.) The passenger’s sister planned to meet the airplane upon its landing between 0925 and 0930. The FAA coordinator reported that neither radio communications nor services were provided to the airplane’s
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated and non-certificated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
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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.
