20011112034579A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T1 · Graham, TX · November 12, 2001

Date: November 12, 2001 · 23:25 local
Place: Graham, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6134A
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02FA036
Reported as: Piper PA31T1
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4

N6134ARegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2002 · Piper PA-31T1S/N 31T-7804006 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 12, 2001, at 2325 central standard time, a Piper PA-31T1, N6134A, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an approach to the Graham municipal airport, Graham, Texas, while on a personal flight from wharton regional airport, wharton, Texas. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and 3 passengers received fatal injuries. The wreckage was consumed in a post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2001, AT 2325 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-31T1, N6134A, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN APPROACH TO THE GRAHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRAHAM, TEXAS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM WHARTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, WHARTON, TEXAS. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONSUMED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW02FA036Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGraham, TXThe pilot's failure to discontinue the approach after encountering instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing factors were the dark night light condition, low ceiling, and reduced visibility due to fog.Nov 13, 2001 · Destroyed