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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · IN · August 8, 1996

Date: August 8, 1996 · 10:21 local
Place: IN
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9137N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA284
Reported as: Piper PA28181

N9137NRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 1997 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2890064 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 8, 1996, Piper PA-28-181, N9137N, left kokomo, IN (okk) at approx. 1000 EST enroute to muncie, IN (mie). The aircraft crashed approx. 2 miles southwest of the muncie airport in a farm field at approx 1021 EST. Both pilots onboard the aircraft were fatally injured. Flight times for francis buckner were not available. Hours in make and model and last 90 total for donald mccann was unavailable. Technical factors and operational factors could not be determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 8, 1996, PIPER PA-28-181, N9137N, LEFT KOKOMO, IN (OKK) AT APPROX. 1000 EST ENROUTE TO MUNCIE, IN (MIE). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROX. 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MUNCIE AIRPORT IN A FARM FIELD AT APPROX 1021 EST. BOTH PILOTS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED. FLIGHT TIMES FOR FRANCIS BUCKNER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL AND LAST 90 TOTAL FOR DONALD MCCANN WAS UNAVAILABLE. TECHNICAL FACTORS AND OPERATIONAL FACTORS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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 CHI96FA284Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMuncie, INthe inadvertent flight of the airplane by the pilot-in-command into a thunderstorm. The weather was a factor.Aug 8, 1996 · Destroyed