19920911036532A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Indianapolis, IN · September 11, 1992

Date: September 11, 1992 · 14:57 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N82419
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA92MA049
Reported as: Piper PA32301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,224 total150 in this make and model

N82419Registration cancelled Feb 25, 1993 · Piper PA-32-301S/N 328006074 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-301

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What happened

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Collided with N74FB while approaching airport. Failed to check for traffic. Distracted with photo activities.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH N74FB WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT. FAILED TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC. DISTRACTED WITH PHOTO ACTIVITIES.

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 DCA92MA049Accident · 6 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportGreenwood, INThe inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept of separation of aircraft operating under visual flight rules that precluded the pilots of the MU-2 and the PA-32 from recognizing a collision hazard and taking actions to avoid the midair collision.…Sep 11, 1992 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N74FBMtsbsi MU2B60Accident 19920911036531A · Destroyed · 5 fatal

Other reports on N82419 · 1

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

Incident 19880427021129IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Indianapolis, INFuel starvation at cruise altitude. Mismanagement of fuel tank selector handle a factor. Engine and fuel system ok.Apr 27, 1988