19890531013829A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Bristol, IN · May 31, 1989

Date: May 31, 1989 · 16:06 local
Place: Bristol, IN
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9114B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI89FA101
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520BE
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,619 total17 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N9114BRegistration cancelled May 30, 1991 · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608046 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P

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What happened

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Flew into thunderstorm. Airframe failure under high loads. Wing separated.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM. AIRFRAME FAILURE UNDER HIGH LOADS. WING SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI89FA101Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBristol, INContinued flight by the pilot into known adverse weather and his exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft, which resulted in failure of the wing spars and separation of the right wing and empennage (stabilizers). Contributing factors were: continued…May 31, 1989 · Destroyed