ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36919
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| Date: | Friday 25 September 1987 |
| Time: | 02:28 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Paragon Flying Club |
| Registration: | N38364 |
| MSN: | 327740083 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2686 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-KIG5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montoursville, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL (PWK) |
| Williamsport, PA (IPT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PLT INITIATED THE ILS APPROACH AND ACKNOWLEDGED A FREQUENCY CHANGE. THE ACFT WAS FOUND ON A STEEP HILL ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE OR CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT MADE A MISSED APPROACH AND FLEW INTO HIGH TERRAIN. THERE WAS A 2 1/2 HOUR DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND CONFIRMATION OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT WAS FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS LATER. AN AME SAID THE CRASH WAS SURVIVABLE AND THAT THE PILOT HAD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES, NONE OF THEM WERE LETHAL. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 46 DEGREES WITH A WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE OF 36 DEGREES DURING THE NIGHT. THE AUTOPSY SHOWED THE PILOT HAD DIED OF EXPOSURE AND SHOCK.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32185
Images:
1984 Carthage, IL. Owned by Martin Aviation (no longer in business).
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:05 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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