20031217034769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Brooklyn, IA · December 17, 2003

Date: December 17, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Brooklyn, IA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3733W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04FA044
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 570 total355 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N3733WRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-647 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot obtained weather brief from prescott AZ fss. VFR flight was not recommended. Pilot left pwk enroute to ikv and encountered IFR conditions along the route of flight. Low ceilings and visibility with freezing drizzle and snow. Accident occurred approximately 1830 local time. Aircraft was found the next morning by sheriff's office. The aircraft and pilot logbooks have been reviewed and no discrepancies noted. Weather.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEF FROM PRESCOTT AZ FSS. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. PILOT LEFT PWK ENROUTE TO IKV AND ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW. ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THE NEXT MORNING BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI04FA044Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBrooklyn, IAThe pilot's inadequate planning/decision resulting in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's lack of an instrument rating, his…Dec 18, 2003 · Substantial damage