Piper PA-28-140 accident near Gatesville, TX
On February 27, 2010, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gatesville, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 27, 2010
- Place
- Gatesville, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.234°N, 94.750°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100227X21306
Official records · CEN10LA129
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Weather Briefings: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On February 27, 2010, approximately 0905 Central Standard Time, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N4218J, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in the 1200 block of County Road 132, near Gatesville Texas. A post-impact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant on board the airplane, was fatally injured. The local flight originated at City-County Airport (GOP), Gatesville, Texas, approximately 0845, and was en route to Mathis Field (SJT), San Angelo, Texas. According to the airport manager, the pilot was going to San Angelo to have the press-to-transmit button on the control yoke repaired. He watched the pilot take off on runway 35. Shortly thereafter, heard an airplane southwest of the airport. Walking outside the hangar, he observed an airplane approximately 1,000 feet agl (above ground level) “making some very abrupt changes in directional flight, first to the right at a bank angle of at least 60 degrees. The aircraft then started to fly in a straight and level attitude and then entered a very steep left climbing turn. The aircraft then started descent with wings level at about a 45-60 degrees angle towards the ground. During the descent the noise level of the engine appeared to increase.” The airport manager, who was a close friend of the pilot, said the maneuvers were “entirely out of his character.” There were three other known
Probable cause
The pilot’s incapacitation as a result of one or more pre-existing medical 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.
