Piper PA-28-236 accident near Orleans, MA
On October 31, 2021, a Piper PA-28-236 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Orleans, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 31, 2021
- Place
- Orleans, MA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-236 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.754°N, 69.885°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211102104196
Official records · ERA22LA043
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 31, 2021, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-236 airplane, N2186U, was presumed destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Orleans, Massachusetts. The private pilot was not located and presumed fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a fuel receipt, the pilot fueled the airplane with 53.8 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel at Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), Seymour, Indiana, at 1203. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the airplane departed SER at 1256. At 1623, the airplane landed at Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (RDG), Reading, Pennsylvania, where it was fueled with 48.6 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel. The airplane departed RDG on the accident flight at 1653. During the flight, the autopilot-equipped airplane flew at an altitude of about 8,000 ft mean sea level (msl), in a straight line, until it began the descent toward Chatham Municipal Airport (CQX), Chatham, Massachusetts. Continuing its established flight track, the airplane descended to and maintained 1,000 ft msl, and then the flight path turned slightly before the airplane overflew CQX on a 080° heading. The airplane continued past the airport, and the altitude began to vary between 1,100 ft and 750 ft. The airplane turned northeast and flew over the Atlantic Ocean, then made a 270° left turn to the southeast. At 1849:26, the airplane began a descending right turn from about 1,025 ft msl before t
Probable cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control while maneuvering over water in dark night 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.
