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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Athens, TN · October 18, 1989

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Date
October 18, 1989 · 19:02 local
Place
Athens, TN
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5005S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90FA014
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total202 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N5005SRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35729 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

First actual instrument flight after certification. Lost control spatial disorientation entered spiral and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST ACTUAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT AFTER CERTIFICATION. LOST CONTROL SPATIAL DISORIENTATION ENTERED SPIRAL AND CRASHED.

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 MIA90FA014Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAthens, TNLoss of control of the airplane in instrument flight conditions due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an inadvertent descending spiral. Lack of total experience in the type of operation (actual instrument conditions) was considered to be a…Oct 18, 1989 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5005S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19801212075969ALevel Off Touchdown · Gloucester, VAFlight instructor allowed student to make hard landing. Collapsed nose gear. Pushed right gear strut through wing.Dec 12, 1980 · Substantial damageIncident 19780625035859IOps On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft · Norfolk, VAPilot parking on a sod area at a strange airport taxied into a sewer manhole with a rotted wooden cover.Jun 25, 1978 · Minor damage