# Accident 20011103031089A: Piper PA28181, Mcewen, TN, November 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2001, 01:55 local time
- Place: Mcewen, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1614° N, 87.6858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1614&lon=-87.6858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43334, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43334-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011103031089A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 3, 2001, AT 0155 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N43334, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE HUMPHREYS COUNTY AIRPORT IN WAVERLY, TENNESSEE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY PILOT'S CHOICE AVIATION AND FLOWN BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AT 1530 THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE PILOT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN CLARKSVILLE, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO WAVERLY, TENNESSEE. ACCORDING TO SECURITY TAPES AT WAVERLY, THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING AND THEN PUSHED IT BACK OUT OF THE VIEW OF THE SECURITY CAMERA. THE PILOT CONTACTED NASHVILLE, FLIGHT SERVICE AT LEAST TWICE AND THEN SOMETIME AFTER 0130, DEPARTED WAVERLY, FOR CLARKSVILLE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN ON RADAR AT ABOUT 0155 IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT ABOUT 1600 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE ON-SCENE, FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CART WHEELED LEFT WING, NOSE AND RIGHT WING, COMING TO REST NEXT TO A TREE LINE BORDERING A COW PASTURE, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WAVERLY AIRPORT. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO THE WAVERLY AIRPORT FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL02FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA008), Nov 3, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N43334), McEwen, TN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot initiated a VFR flight into known IMC conditions which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the low ceilings.

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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