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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Huntington, WV · January 30, 2009

Date: January 30, 2009 · 13:36 local
Place: Huntington, WV
Airport: Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson F
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8047C
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09FA145
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360E
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8047CRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2010 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670112 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N8047C departed lake in the hills airport, IL (3CK) on January 30, 2009. N8047C contacted Huntington tri-State airport, WV (hts) shortly after 1300 declaring a low fuel emergency requesting to land. The aircraft was cleared to land and ATC was assisting the aircraft with the approach. The aircraft missed the approach and was being assisted by ATC for a second approach. The aircraft again missed the approach and was attempting a third approach when the aircraft struck high tension power lines and crashed into a residential wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and the six occupants on board sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

N8047C DEPARTED LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, IL (3CK) ON JANUARY 30, 2009. N8047C CONTACTED HUNTINGTON TRI-STATE AIRPORT, WV (HTS) SHORTLY AFTER 1300 DECLARING A LOW FUEL EMERGENCY REQUESTING TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND ATC WAS ASSISTING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT MISSED THE APPROACH AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ATC FOR A SECOND APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN MISSED THE APPROACH AND WAS ATTEMPTING A THIRD APPROACH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SIX OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09FA145Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportHuntington, WV(1) The pilot’s failure to perform adequate preflight planning and to use available in flight resources in a timely manner and (2) his decision to continue visual-flight-rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions despite his lack of an instrument…Jan 30, 2009 · Destroyed