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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Rainelle, WV · November 23, 2009

Date: November 23, 2009 · 02:34 local
Place: Rainelle, WV
Airport: Rainelle
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8923Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10FA088
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,672 total8 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N8923YRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1996 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N3923Y, a Piper PA-30, departed kennett memorial airport (tkx), kennett, Missouri on 11/22/2009 enroute to to stafford regional airport (rmn), stafford, Virginia. The airplane did not arrive at its destination and was reported as missing on 11/28/2009 to the air force rescue coordination center. On 12/01/2009, N8923Y, was located on a ridge in a wooded remote area in greenbrier county, in the vicinity of Rainelle, WV (WV30). The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

N3923Y, A PIPER PA-30, DEPARTED KENNETT MEMORIAL AIRPORT (TKX), KENNETT, MISSOURI ON 11/22/2009 ENROUTE TO TO STAFFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (RMN), STAFFORD, VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION AND WAS REPORTED AS MISSING ON 11/28/2009 TO THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER. ON 12/01/2009, N8923Y, WAS LOCATED ON A RIDGE IN A WOODED REMOTE AREA IN GREENBRIER COUNTY, IN THE VICINITY OF RAINELLE, WV (WV30). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, 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 ERA10FA088Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRaneille, WVThe pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight into deteriorating night weather conditions, and his subsequent controlled flight into terrain.Nov 23, 2009 · Substantial damage