ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286502
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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 2009 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N95472 |
| MSN: | 28-25980 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5532 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesboro, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gainesboro, TN (1A7) |
| Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, TN (KMBT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a visual flight rules cross-county flight, the pilot elected to make an unscheduled landing to obtain updated weather information. The pilot subsequently elected to depart from runway 36, a 3,500-foot-long, unlighted, asphalt runway. It was a dark night and the pilot used glow sticks to illuminate points around the runway. The pilot reported that the takeoff and initial climb were normal, but that he did not have any further recollection of the flight. The airplane subsequently impacted trees along rising terrain northwest of the airport, substantially damaging the airplane. A witness who heard the airplane depart stated that the engine noise was "loud" with no fluctuations. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector did not reveal any preimpact malfunctions. The pilot received his private pilot certificate about 3 months prior to the accident and reported about 120 hours of total flight experience.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing to the accident were the rising terrain and night light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA006
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1988 | N95472 | Niemeyer Aviation | 0 | Hobart, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 11:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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