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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Bruceton Mills, WV · May 21, 2003

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Date
May 21, 2003 · 11:13 local
Place
Bruceton Mills, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55995
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03FA113
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,160 total12 in the last 90 days
N55995Registration cancelled Nov 29, 2004 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7305516 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 21, 2003, about 1113 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N55995, was destroyed when it struck a guy wire on a communication antennanear Bruceton Mills, west Virginia. The canadian-certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the crash site. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed from garrison/marion regional airport (kckb) to buttonville airport (cykz), toronto, ontario, Canada. At 1129, a special observation at morgantown airport (mgw) located 7.8 NM wsw of the crash site included winds from 360 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statue miles, ceiling 1,500 feet overcast, temperature 9 degrees c (48F), dewpoint 7 degrees c (45F), barometric pressure 30.28 inches hg. And remarks of ridges obscured east through northeast. According to the flight plan filed by the pilot, the first navigation fix after departure from clarksburg, was the allegheny vor/dme (agc), on a course of 016 degrees magnetic. The accident site was located 16 NM east of a straight line course between clarksburg and the agc VOR. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 21, 2003, ABOUT 1113 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N55995, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK A GUY WIRE ON A COMMUNICATION ANTENNANEAR BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CANADIAN-CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE CRASH SITE. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FROM GARRISON/MARION REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCKB) TO BUTTONVILLE AIRPORT (CYKZ), TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA. AT 1129, A SPECIAL OBSERVATION AT MORGANTOWN AIRPORT (MGW) LOCATED 7.8 NM WSW OF THE CRASH SITE INCLUDED WINDS FROM 360 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES, CEILING 1,500 FEET OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES C (48F), DEWPOINT 7 DEGREES C (45F), BAROMETRIC PRESSURE 30.28 INCHES HG. AND REMARKS OF RIDGES OBSCURED EAST THROUGH NORTHEAST. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT PLAN FILED BY THE PILOT, THE FIRST NAVIGATION FIX AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CLARKSBURG, WAS THE ALLEGHENY VOR/DME (AGC), ON A COURSE OF 016 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED 16 NM EAST OF A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE BETWEEN CLARKSBURG AND THE AGC VOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 NYC03FA113Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBruceton Mills, WVThe pilot's intentional decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane striking a guy wire on the communications antenna. A factor was the fog.May 21, 2003 · Destroyed