# Accident 19960122000859A: Piper PA46350P, Carlyle, IL, January 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1996, 16:14 local time
- Place: Carlyle, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6099° N, 89.3690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6099&lon=-89.3690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800CE-1998-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,858 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122000859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA083), Jan 22, 1996: Piper PA-46-350P (N800CE), Carlyle, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: spatial 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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