19940416016019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Salem, OH · April 16, 1994

Date
April 16, 1994 · 01:04 local
Place
Salem, OH
Airport
Salem Airpark Inc Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8685C
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94FA066
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
110 total14 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flying en route at night. Low time and in marginal VFR. Entered a storm aear lost control. Came apart in descent.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. LOW TIME AND IN MARGINAL VFR. ENTERED A STORM AEAR LOST CONTROL. CAME APART IN DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8685C · 1

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