ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368094
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1989 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9334J |
| MSN: | 28-3431 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3501 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanbornton, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laconia, NH (KLCI) |
| Newburyport, MA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER THE PLT OF PIPER PA-28, N9334J, TOOK OFF AT NGT BEHIND CESSNA, N65595, HE AND THE OTR PLT ENCTRD MARGINAL WX CONDS. A PSGR OF N9334J RPRTD THE 2 ACFT ENCTRD LOW CLDS & TURBC. HE SAID THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED TO W/I 100' OF EACH OTHER & THE PA-28 PLT TOOK ACTION TO MAINT SEPN FM THE CESSNA. THE PA-28 PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER ENCTRG ADVERSE WX, HE ELECTED TO RTRN TO THE ARPT; HOWEVER, HIS ACFT ENCTRD SVR TURBC AND WINDSHEAR THAT RESULTED IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALT. HE SAID HE LEVELED THE WINGS & APPLIED FULL PWR, BUT THE PSGR PANICKED & PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, WHICH AGGRAVATED THE SITUATION. THE PSGR SAID THAT HE GRABBED & PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, ONLY WHEN A NOSE DOWN COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WAS IMMINENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A HAYFIELD & SLID ON ITS BELLY TO A STOP. A WITNESS RPRTD LOW CLDS, FOG AND RAIN. THE WIND WAS RPRTD TO BE GSTG TO 30 KTS.
Probable Cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARKNESS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2024 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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