19961008047329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Cleelum, WA · October 8, 1996

Date: October 8, 1996 · 03:32 local
Place: Cleelum, WA
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N666HL
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97FA006
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N666HLRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 1997 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 347770235 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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(-16) Aircraft broke up in flight. Investigation did not detect reason for break up. Pilot reported of being ill during flight just prior to loss of contact on radar. Autopsy did not detect any medical problems.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION DID NOT DETECT REASON FOR BREAK UP. PILOT REPORTED OF BEING ILL DURING FLIGHT JUST PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTACT ON RADAR. AUTOPSY DID NOT DETECT ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA97FA006Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCle Elum, WAThe pilot's physical impairment of judgment and performance, his decision to fly while impaired, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft which led to the aircraft's design stress limits being exceeded and inflight separation of the…Oct 8, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N666HL · 2

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

Accident 19810810048369AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Wenatchee, WARight main gear began collapse on landing. Made go around landed gear up. Trunion seperated from fatigue cracks.Aug 10, 1981 · Substantial damage Incident 19780121003989IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Redmond, ORBoth engines quit at FL 240. Partial restoration of power during descent. Cause undetermined.Jan 21, 1978