Piper PA-32-300 accident near Marion, OH
On October 31, 2023, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marion, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 31, 2023
- Place
- Marion, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.539°N, 83.151°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231031193330
Official records · ERA24FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 31, 2023, at 1123 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N44601, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Marion, Ohio. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness stated he was standing outside his house when he heard an airplane flying in the distance and the engine sounded like it was oscillating. He looked up and saw the airplane flying south, before it began a left circling turn with a “white mist” trailing the airplane. He further stated that the engine “cut out” and the airplane went “nose down” and impacted the ground. A residential video doorbell recorded the sound of the airplane before the impact. The video was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vehicle Recorders Laboratory, Washington D.C., for a sound spectrum study. It was estimated that shortly before ground impact, the engine speed significantly exceeded its rated speed of 2,700 rpm. The accurate maximum speed could not be estimated because the analysis was based on recorded propeller blade passage frequency that was affected by Doppler frequency shifts of unknown magnitude. For further information, please see the Sound Spectrum Study in the public docket for this investigation. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The wreckage was located in an open field, about a ½-mile from a county road. The airplane impacted the ground in a steep, nose-down, near-vertical attitude. The magnetic heading was 090°. The engine and propeller were bu
Probable cause
A descent and impact with terrain 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.
