19881119051289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Morgantown, WV · November 19, 1988

Date
November 19, 1988 · 12:07 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Airport
Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2153U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA036
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,513 total539 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed IFR into known icing and severe turbulence. Turned back but lost control on descent. Aircraft came apart.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED IFR INTO KNOWN ICING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. TURNED BACK BUT LOST CONTROL ON DESCENT. AIRCRAFT CAME APART.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.