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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Galion, OH · August 2, 2003

Date: August 2, 2003 · 14:47 local
Place: Galion, OH
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N577SK
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD03FA069
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N577SKRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070087 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed akron-canton regional airport (cak) for Galion municipal (gqq). Pilot encountered severe weather conditions on approach to the Galion airport and after two attempts to land lost control of the aircraft and crashed in a nearby field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CAK) FOR GALION MUNICIPAL (GQQ). PILOT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON APPROACH TO THE GALION AIRPORT AND AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED IN A NEARBY FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD03FA069Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGalion, OHThe pilot's improper in-flight decision making and flight into known adverse weather conditions while maneuvering to land. Also causal was the pilot's failure to regard the pre-flight weather briefing. Factors were the thunderstorm, rain, wind gusts and hail.Aug 2, 2003 · Destroyed