Piper PA-24-250 accident near Madison, IN
On April 19, 2010, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Madison, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 2010
- Place
- Madison, IN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.749°N, 85.381°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100422X42641
Official records · CEN10LA216
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 19, 2010, about 1038 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N5425P, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Madison, Indiana. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Madison County Airport (IMS), Madison, Indiana, about 1030. A witness to the accident reported that he heard the airplane’s engine “rev up” and then he saw the airplane pitch up, roll to the right to an inverted position, and nose dive toward the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with single-engine land airplane, and instrument airplane ratings. He was issued a third-class airman medical certificate, with a restriction for corrective lenses, on June 3, 2009. Review of the pilot’s flight logbook indicated that the pilot had accumulated 6,006 hours as of the last entry dated March 23, 2010. All of the pilot’s recent flight entries were for flights in the accident airplane. The pilot’s most recent flight review, as required by 14 CFR 61.56, was completed on July 16, 2009. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The accident airplane was a Piper model PA-24-250 Comanche, serial number 24-479. It was a four-place, low-wing, single-engine airplane, with a retractable tricycle landing gear configuration. The airplane was constructed predominately of aluminum all
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct the flight with known physiological impairment and his use of unapproved sedating medication, both of which likely impaired his ability to operate the airplane.
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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.
