Piper PA-24-250 accident near New Hudson, MI
On January 2, 2021, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Hudson, MI. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 2, 2021
- Place
- New Hudson, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.511°N, 83.626°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210102102480
Official records · CEN21LA104
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 2, 2021, about 1541 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-24-250 airplane, N8347P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near New Hudson, Michigan. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot and his passengers flew from Oakland Southwest Airport (Y47), New Hudson, Michigan, to Cherokee County Airport (CNI), Canton, Georgia, on December 29, 2020. The accident occurred on the return flight to Y47. There was no record that the pilot obtained a weather briefing or filed a flight plan on the day of the accident. The pilot and his passengers departed CNI at 1221 for the return trip and flew Global Positioning System (GPS) direct at 7,500 ft. The pilot was not instrument rated. The following is based on Federal Aviation Administration Form 8020-6, Report of Aircraft Accident. At 1238, the pilot contacted Knoxville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and requested VFR (visual flight rules) flight following to Y47 at 7,500 ft. He was issued a discrete beacon code. The pilot was subsequently handed off to Atlanta and Indianapolis ARTCC; Lexington, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT). At 1452, while talking to Toledo ATCT, the pilot advised he would have to “convert to IFR (instrument flight rules)” to descend to Y47. At 1456, air traffic control asked the pilot if he was ready to “go IFR” and the pilot responded that he was ready. The pilot was cleared direct to Y47 at 7,000 ft and later was told to cont
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of an instrument rating and the low visibility at the time of the accident.
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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.
