# Accident 20030305002399A: Piper PA34220T, Rexburg, ID, March 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2003, 16:40 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8489° N, 111.8069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8489&lon=-111.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9257X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9257X-2003-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305002399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 91, THE PURPOSE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A PERSONAL TRIP TO GO FISHING. THE AIRCRAFT LAST DEPARTED LAMAR, CO, IFR TO REXBURG, IDAHO. UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF REXBURG, THE PILOT CANCELLED IFR, REPORTED LEFT DOWNWIND AND LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17. AT ABOUT THIS TIME AN FBO MANAGER REPORTS OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT ON WHAT APPEARED TO HIM ABOUT A 1 1/2 MILE FINAL, A LITTLE LOW AND CRABBING TO THE RIGHT. THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO PITCH-UP, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO ENTER A SPIN AND CRASHED. THE FBO MANAGER ESTIMATED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE AT 200 OR 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND WHEN THE STALL SPIN OCCURRED. A POST ACCIDENT WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION INDICATED A CG OF 89.94 AND WEIGHT OF 4,406 LBS. THIS PUTS THE CG WITHIN THE ENVELOPE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ICING. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH POSSIBLY 9 TO 10 GALLONS OF GAS. THE FBO MANAGER ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES OF THE ACCIDENT AND STATED HE DID NOT SMELL ANY FUEL IN THE AREA AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DRIPPING FROM THE WINGS, FITTINGS OR FUSELAGE. THERE IS A REPORT THAT SOME FIRST RESPONDERS REPORTED THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE AREA. THE PROPS INDICATED THE ENGINES WERE UNDER POWER AT IMPACT.

## 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 SEA03FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA042), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA-34-220T (N9257X), Rexburg, ID, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach. High and gusting winds were a factor.

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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