# Accident 19961106034829A: Piper PA34200T, Lehman Township, PA, November 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1996, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lehman Township, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0903° N, 74.9997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0903&lon=-74.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5671V-1997-08-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 1,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106034829A

## Narrative

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

FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR PRESTRESSED CAME OFF. PROP HIT DOOR. LOST CONTROL. EXCEDED DESIGN LOADS. BROKE UP INFLIGHT.

## 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 NYC97FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA013), Nov 6, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N5671V), Lehman Township, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the forward fuselage nose assembly for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in-flight breakup of the airplane.

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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