# Accident 20070926824719A: Piper PA32R301T, Defiance, OH, September 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2007, 10:32 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 84.4747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-84.4747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8341G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8341G-2008-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070926824719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 AT 1033 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-301T LANCE, N8341G WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN SEVERAL MILES WEST OF DEFIANCE, OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. SCATTERED, BROKEN, AND OVERCAST METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VERY LIGHT RAIN (WITNESSES REFERRED TO AS A SPRINKLING) HAD JUST COMMENCED; HOWEVER, NO CONVECTIVE STORM ACTIVITY WAS PRESENT IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOSS OF CONTROL, DUE TO AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP (LEFT ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF WING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT), IS A PRIMARY FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. EYE WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT SPIRAL TOWARD THE GROUND IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH AN AIRCRAFT MISSING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF ITS WING. THE LONE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS THE ONLY FATALITY.

## 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 CHI07FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA305), Sep 26, 2007: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8341G), Defiance, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation when he encountered convective turbulence which resulted in a loss of control. This encounter resulted in an in-flight break up. Contributing to the accident was…

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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