Piper PA32 accident near Kokomo, IN
On September 20, 2020, a Piper PA32 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kokomo, IN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 20, 2020
- Place
- Kokomo, IN
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.529°N, 86.171°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200920X20031
Official records · CEN20LA401
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 20, 2020, about 1057 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301 airplane, N8213X, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Kokomo, Indiana. The pilot, and 2 passengers were fatally injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane owner reported that the accident pilot had volunteered to fly the airplane in support of a charity fundraising event at the Glenndale Airport (8I3), Kokomo, Indiana. The morning of the accident, the pilot offered to fly three other volunteers on a flight around the area. It was the pilot’s first flight of the day. The owner added that the pilot had flown the airplane for the event the entire day prior with no issues and so he was familiar with the approach to 8I3. A witness who was taxiing his airplane to the runway and was about 1,000 ft from the approach end reported that the accident airplane appeared low on the approach. He noted the flaps were extended and the engine was running. The airplane’s nosegear and the right main landing gear “clipped” the utility pole, and the airplane subsequently yawed to the right and “cartwheel[ed] over on itself.” The airplane impacted a cornfield and immediately caught fire. The witness added that it did not appear the airplane tried to climb to avoid the power lines before striking the utility pole. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe accident scene starts with two wood utility poles that supports powerlines, which run northeast to southwest and located about 875
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole and the subsequent collision with 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.
