# Accident 20120220001849A: Piper PA-24-250, Albany, TX, February 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2012, 19:36 local time
- Place: Albany, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8089° N, 99.3236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8089&lon=-99.3236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7147P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7147P-2012-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120220001849A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 CST, PIPER COMANCHE N7147P DEPARTED FROM ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT(ABI) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO NORMAN OKLAHOMA (OUN), WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1936, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 9500-10000 FEET MSL, THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTACT WITH ABILENE DEPARTURE CONTROL.THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ALBANY AIRPORT (T23), ON THE 340 DEGREE RADIAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT.  BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA164), Feb 21, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N7147P), Albany, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of flight instrumentation due to a failed vacuum pump while flying a night without a discernable horizon, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and an in-flight loss of…

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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