# Accident 19961008047329A: Piper PA34200T, Cleelum, WA, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 03:32 local time
- Place: Cleelum, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.1998° N, 120.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1998&lon=-120.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666HL-1997-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008047329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA97FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA006), Oct 8, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N666HL), Cle Elum, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N666HL (2)

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

- [Accident 19810810048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810048369A), Aug 10, 1981: Piper PA34200T (N666HL), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Right main gear began collapse on landing. Made go around landed gear up. Trunion seperated from fatigue cracks.
- [Incident 19780121003989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121003989I), Jan 21, 1978: Piper PA34200T (N666HL), Redmond, OR. Both engines quit at FL 240. Partial restoration of power during descent. Cause undetermined.

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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