ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38331
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1996 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T |
| Owner/operator: | John Lincoln West |
| Registration: | N8468H |
| MSN: | 34-8233038 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TSIO-360-KB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Milton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brookville, OH (I62) |
| Lima, OH (KAOH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger were dropped off to pick up the pilot's airplane, after a new Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) unit had been installed. After takeoff, the pilot stated to the flight instructor over the Unicom frequency that he was having problems with his trim and was heading for Dayton. Before contacting the Dayton Airport, the pilot stated the airplane had a full deflection of elevator down trim, and he was having difficulty holding his altitude. The instructor asked if he had pulled the circuit breaker for the trim, and the pilot answered yes. Shortly thereafter the airplane impacted into a farm field in a near vertical attitude. The King KLN 89 GPS unit was wired to the number one VOR and the autopilot in such a manner that the GPS could be coupled to the autopilot. According to the technician, after installation the system was checked on the ground and found to be operational. The repair technician failed to have the aircraft test flown in accordance with FAR 91.407 (b) prior to releasing it to the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control after an undetermined failure of the automatic flight control. A contributing factor was failure of the maintenance technician to have the airplane test flown prior to release.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97FA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1989 | N8468H | Carlin Investiment Co. | 0 | W.mifflin, PA | |
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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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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