# Accident 20000708011369A: Piper PA30, Duluth, MN, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 13:38 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8408° N, 92.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8408&lon=-92.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7213Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7213Y-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708011369A

## Narrative

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

(-23)7213Y DEPARTED DULUTH AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO THUNDERBAY, ONTARIO AT 1330 PM ON A 050 HEADING CLIMBING AT 6000 FEET. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS 100 OVERCAST WITH VISIBILITY OF 1/4 TO 1/2 MILES IN FOG.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1337 PA N7213Y DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.  A SEARCH DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AT A LOCATION OF 008 DEGREE RADIAL FORM THE DULUTH VOR AT 5 DME.  N7213Y WAS DESTROYED WITH WRECKAGE SPEAD OVER A 363 FOOT AREA.  ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT APPENDAGES ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.  PERSONS ONBOARD WERE KILLED IN CRASH AND ENSUING FIRE.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT AIRCRAFT WAS PRODUCING POWER AS EVIDENCED BY CHOP MARKS ON TREES AND SHAPE OF PROPS.  ENGINES DEMONSTRATED CONTINUITY,  THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS FROZEN AT MORE THAN 240 MPH UPON IMPACT.  TEARDOWN OF THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR INDICATES ROTATION.  A PRESCRIPTION OF ALPRAZOLAM FOR PILOT LAWRENCE GARNER WAS DISCOVERED ON SITE.  BURNED PILOT RECORDS INDICATE THAT MR. GARNER HAD 314 HOURS AND HAD PASSED A IFR PROFICIENCY CHECK ON 5/21/00.

## 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 CHI00FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA185), Jul 8, 2000: Piper PA-30 (N7213Y), Duluth, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control in flight for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N7213Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19941006039449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941006039449I), Oct 6, 1994: Piper PA30 (N7213Y), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. Windshear caused hard landing. Made go around with nose gear up and mains partial up. Landed in that configuration.

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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