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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301T · Kit Carson, CO · August 16, 1992

Date: August 16, 1992 · 20:50 local
Place: Kit Carson, CO
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8175Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN92FA085
Reported as: Piper PA32301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total193 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N8175ZRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 1993 · Piper PA-32-301TS/N 328024014 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301T

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What happened

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Flew into thunderstorm. Exceeded design limits. Airframe failed. Prior IFR into thunderstorm areas reported.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM. EXCEEDED DESIGN LIMITS. AIRFRAME FAILED. PRIOR IFR INTO THUNDERSTORM AREAS REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN92FA085Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportKit Carson, COThe pilot becoming spatially disoriented and exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors were: the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing, his attempted VFR flight into a level six thunderstorm, and his lack of instrument time.Aug 17, 1992 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8175Z · 2

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

Incident 19840514046359IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Alamogordo, NMMissed the taxiway transition after turning off runway and struck a ditch. Taxi boundaries and exits not lighted.May 14, 1984 · Minor damage Incident 19830128007869IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · El Paso, TXMassive engine failure en route. Landed on highway. Oil cooler line loose. No oil in engine. Rods broke crankcase.Jan 28, 1983