Piper PA-30 accident near Ebensburg, PA
On June 17, 2023, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 17, 2023
- Place
- Ebensburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.431°N, 78.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230618192389
Official records · ERA23FA270
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 17, 2023, about 0506 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7628Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. ADS-B data provided by the FAA and airport surveillance video revealed that the pilot taxied from the ramp at Ebensburg Airport (9G8), Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, at 0500 for the IFR flight to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB), Ocean City, Maryland. The airplane departed from runway 25 about 0504. The ADS-B data indicated that the airplane was in a left-hand turn after takeoff and gradually climbed to an altitude of about 3,600 ft mean sea level (msl). The field elevation at 9G8 was about 2,099 ft. The airplane continued in the left turn for about 360° until the last ADS-B target was observed at 3,000 ft msl on a south-southeasterly heading (figure 1). Figure 1 – ADS-B flight track and the location of the accident site annotated. There were no known eyewitnesses to the accident. The landowner who lived adjacent to the accident site reported that, at first light on the morning of the accident, there was “some fog.” PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot’s personal logbook was recovered after the accident. He logged thirteen instrument approaches in the six months before the accident, including 2.0 hours of simulated instrument time on April 12, 2023, during his most recent flight review. His last actual instrument time was on October 1, 2022, when he logged 1.8 hours. METEOROLO
Probable cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and 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.
