# Accident 20030802028869A: Piper PA34200T, Galion, OH, August 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2003, 14:47 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7353° N, 82.7186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7353&lon=-82.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577SK-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802028869A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD03FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA069), Aug 2, 2003: Piper PA-34-200T (N577SK), Galion, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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