19940318005849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Pottstown, PA · March 18, 1994

Date
March 18, 1994 · 11:26 local
Place
Pottstown, PA
Airport
Pottstown Limerick Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36444
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94FA065
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
19,950 total7,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control on climbout. Impacted left wing low and cartwheeled. Ice on airframe. Using medical impairing drugs.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED LEFT WING LOW AND CARTWHEELED. ICE ON AIRFRAME. USING MEDICAL IMPAIRING DRUGS.

NTSB investigation

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