20141201022219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Sommerville, TN · December 1, 2014

Date: December 1, 2014 · 19:30 local
Place: Sommerville, TN
Airport: Fayette County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8607W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15FA066
Reported as: Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 505 total

N8607WRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 2015 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10122 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 2, 2014 at approximately 11:45 a.m. the memphis FSDO was notified of a downed aircraft near the Fayette County Airport. The aircraft was located by local civil air patrol who had been conducting a search for an aircraft missing since approximately 1900 hours on December 1, 2014. Fayette county sheriff's department responded to the scene and found that N8670W, a PA-28 had crashed approximately 1/2 mile from the Fayette County Airport. There was one occupant, deceased at the scene, identified as robert brandon lampley.

This inspector was dispatched to the scene and started the investigation process. Reduced visibility and low ceilings were reported over a wide area at the approximate time of the crash.

The aircraft impacted in wooded terrain in a steep attitude and is indicative of a loss of control. Fire consumed most of what was left of the aircraft after the crash.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 2, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 A.M. THE MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF A DOWNED AIRCRAFT NEAR THE FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY LOCAL CIVIL AIR PATROL WHO HAD BEEN CONDUCTING A SEARCH FOR AN AIRCRAFT MISSING SINCE APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS ON DECEMBER 1, 2014. FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND FOUND THAT N8670W, A PA-28 HAD CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT, DECEASED AT THE SCENE, IDENTIFIED AS ROBERT BRANDON LAMPLEY.

THIS INSPECTOR WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND STARTED THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND LOW CEILINGS WERE REPORTED OVER A WIDE AREA AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE CRASH.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN WOODED TERRAIN IN A STEEP ATTITUDE AND IS INDICATIVE OF A LOSS OF CONTROL. FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE CRASH.

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 ERA15FA066Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSommerville, TNThe noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired…Dec 2, 2014 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8607W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19831021074179ACape Eleuthera, BahamasAircraft crashed in the Bahamas. No other information available.Oct 21, 1983 · Substantial damage