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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Jefferson Towns, OH · May 29, 1995

Date: May 29, 1995 · 09:25 local
Place: Jefferson Towns, OH
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8261L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95FA127
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A3A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 635 total183 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8261LRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 1997 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 288190026 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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Near vertical impact. Indicates lost of control. Overworked fatigued pilot may have fallen asleep. No anomalies. (-23) aircraft observed by numerous witnesses, airplane was in a steep descent with power and impacted the ground in a nose low left bank; aircraft was totally destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. INDICATES LOST OF CONTROL. OVERWORKED FATIGUED PILOT MAY HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP. NO ANOMALIES. (-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY NUMEROUS WITNESSES, AIRPLANE WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT WITH POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW LEFT BANK; AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC95FA127Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportJefferson Twp, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with terrain during a descent.May 29, 1995 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8261L · 1

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

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