20041207033569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Dayton, OH · December 7, 2004

Date: December 7, 2004 · 01:40 local
Place: Dayton, OH
Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DTXA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N54316
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC05FA028
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total350 in this make and model

N54316Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2005 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405436 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On December 07, 2004, at about 0140 EST, a Piper PA-31-350 N54316 on a part 135 cargo flight operated by tiffin aire (dtxa) was destroyed when it impacted terrain while on the ILS6L approach to jame m. cox Dayton international airport day, vandalia, Ohio. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. 1/8 mile visibility was reported at the Dayton international airport, with a touchdown zone and midpoint RVR of 1800 and a rollout RVR of 1600. The flight originated at knoxville, TN mcghee-tyson airport tys on December 07, 2004 at about 0020.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 07, 2004, AT ABOUT 0140 EST, A PIPER PA-31-350 N54316 ON A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT OPERATED BY TIFFIN AIRE (DTXA) WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ON THE ILS6L APPROACH TO JAME M. COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DAY, VANDALIA, OHIO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH A TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND MIDPOINT RVR OF 1800 AND A ROLLOUT RVR OF 1600. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KNOXVILLE, TN MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT TYS ON DECEMBER 07, 2004 AT ABOUT 0020.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC05FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVandalia, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude\clearance while on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in the accident were the fog and low ceiling conditions.Dec 7, 2004 · Destroyed