Piper PA32 accident near Jackson, OH
On February 24, 2024, a Piper PA32 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jackson, OH. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 24, 2024
- Place
- Jackson, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.996°N, 82.573°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240224193833
Official records · ERA24FA120
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On February 24, 2024, around 1140 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N8963N, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jackson, Ohio. 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 non-instrument-rated private pilot and two passengers departed runway 01 at James A Rhodes Airport (JRO), Jackson, Ohio, at 1136 for a VFR cross-country flight to Haines City, Florida, to pick up a vehicle. According to two witnesses who observed the flight, the airplane departed during a period of heavy snowfall. A witness living on the airport property about three quarters down the length of the field, who was also a flight instructor, reported that the takeoff appeared normal. However, “it was snowing very hard and windy”; due to the restricted visibility and “icy” conditions and at the time; he told his wife to note the time, as he did not feel that the flight would have a good outcome. He stated that the airplane was in the clouds when it reached the end of the 5,201 ft-long runway. He further stated he could barely see the windsock at the time due to heavy snowfall and estimated the visibility to be about 1/2 mile. The second witness, who was outside of his residence about 1/2 mile west of the runway at JRO, reported that the airplane turned left after takeoff and flew so low over his property that, if not for the snow, he could have read the registration number. The airplane continued in a left circle back toward the runway until he could no longer see it because of the
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain while maneuvering.
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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.
