19960122000859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Carlyle, IL · January 22, 1996

Date: January 22, 1996 · 16:14 local
Place: Carlyle, IL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N800CE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA083
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540AE2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,858 total

N800CERegistration cancelled Mar 9, 1998 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622171 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P

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What happened

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

Heading changes unknown to pilot. Reported lost gyros and vacuum. HSI indicated inop. Spiral dive. Exceeded vne. (-23) on 01/22/96, at 1614 CST, on an IFR flight from des moines, IA, to nashville, TN, the aircraft crashed in a housing area approximately 3.6 miles ssw of Carlyle, IL. The aircraft impacted inverted and the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, left elevator, vertical stabilizer and rudder were located approximately 3 miles west of the impact site. The impact was fatal to the solo pilot.

As the FAA filed it

HEADING CHANGES UNKNOWN TO PILOT. REPORTED LOST GYROS AND VACUUM. HSI INDICATED INOP. SPIRAL DIVE. EXCEEDED VNE. (-23) ON 01/22/96, AT 1614 CST, ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM DES MOINES, IA, TO NASHVILLE, TN, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HOUSING AREA APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILES SSW OF CARLYLE, IL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INVERTED AND THE LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, LEFT ELEVATOR, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE IMPACT SITE. THE IMPACT WAS FATAL TO THE SOLO PILOT.

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 CHI96FA083Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCarlyle, ILspatial disorientation of the pilot, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in his exceeding the design stress limits of the airframe. A factor relating to the accident was: turbulence in clouds.Jan 22, 1996 · Destroyed