19881123051779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Meadows Of Dan, VA · November 23, 1988

Date: November 23, 1988 · 13:10 local
Place: Meadows Of Dan, VA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4194W
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO89FA012
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N4194WRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 1989 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 3240282 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

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

Tried to fly over cloud obscured mountains. Lost control in clouds. Spiral dive and pullup. Inflight breakup.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO FLY OVER CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINS. LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS. SPIRAL DIVE AND PULLUP. INFLIGHT BREAKUP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB BFO89FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMeadows Of Dan, VAThe pilot conducted VFR flight into IMC because of inadequate inflight planning/decision. The aircraft experienced inflight brakup when the pilot was unable to maintain flight within the design stress limits of the aircraft.Nov 23, 1988 · Destroyed