19920515015239A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Greenville, NC · May 15, 1992

Date
May 15, 1992 · 06:39 local
Place
Greenville, NC
Airport
Pitt-Greenville
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2259T
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL92FA102
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
6
Pilot’s flight hours
456 total357 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Struck trees in IMC on IFR climbout. Failed to assure proper climb and aircraft attitude.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES IN IMC ON IFR CLIMBOUT. FAILED TO ASSURE PROPER CLIMB AND AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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