Piper PA-28-151 accident near Spencer, MA
On December 22, 2010, a Piper PA-28-151 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spencer, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 22, 2010
- Place
- Spencer, MA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.295°N, 71.965°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101222X04851
Official records · ERA11FA094
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 22, 2010, about 0854 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-151, N30ZZ, registered to a private individual, collided with trees then the ground near Spencer Airport (60M), Spencer, Massachusetts. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from 60M to Fitchburg Municipal Airport (FIT), Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier from 60M. There were no known eyewitnesses to the accident. One individual familiar with airplane operations who was located approximately 1/10 nautical mile east-northeast from the departure end of runway 01 reported hearing a loud sound consistent with an airplane taking off to the north. She then reported hearing a “funny sound” she associated with a backfire. Shortly afterwards, she saw a police helicopter flying and drove to the crash site. The witness later reported the weather conditions at the time of the accident consisted of clear skies, and no wind. Numerous individuals reported hearing a low flying aircraft; however, no determination could be made whether the sound they heard was associated with the accident airplane or law enforcement aircraft flying to the site postaccident. An individual who was located in an area east of the departure end of runway 01 reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector-in-charge (IIC) hearing what he thought was thr
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with a tree while returning to land 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.
